genu

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (declension-4, literally) a knee, kneejoint, kneepan
2. (declension-4) an elbow
3. (declension-4) an act of kneeling or beseeching
4. (declension-4) a knot, joint

Concepten

knie

kni

tnin

Synoniemen

poples

geniculum

stolo

genū

genuculum

Vertalingen

knee

Knie

rodilla

genou

joelho

genoll

ginocchio

diz

γόνατο

ركبة

genolh

çog

چۆک

Kniegelenk

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[ˈɡɛ.nuː]

Etymologie (Engels)

PIE word
*ǵónu
From Proto-Italic *genu, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Ancient Greek γόνῠ (gónŭ, “knee; plant node”), German Knie, English knee, Dutch knie.