Feminine
cheville
Meaning
- (feminine) ankle
- (feminine) dowel, peg
- (feminine) wall plug
- (feminine) cheville
Concepts
electrical outlet
electric receptacle
rawlplug
Rawlplug ®
ankle joint
articulatio talocruralis
mortise joint
tuning peg
dowel pin
electric outlet
Synonyms
tobillo
Knöchel
enkelFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃə.vij/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French cheville, from Vulgar Latin *cavicla, dissimilated and syncopated form of Classical Latin clāvicula, diminutive of clāvis (“key”). Doublet of clavicule, a borrowing.
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