Masculine
genou
Meaning
- (masculine) knee
- (masculine) lap
Concepts
Translations
Knie
rodilla
ginocchio
joelho
knie
genoll
genu
diz
γόνατο
genolh
ركبةFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒə.nu/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French genouz, genoilz plural of genoil, from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Bourguignon genô, Occitan genolh, Portuguese joelho.
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