genou
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
genoufrom Vulgar Latin gĕnŭcŭlum, alteration of gĕnĭcŭlum, 'little knee', derived from the Classical Latin gĕnŭ ('knee'), a word from an Indo-European root gen- meaning 'joint, angle', from which also derives the Ancient Greek γένυς (génys) ('lower jaw') or γνάθος (gnáthos) ('jaw'), related to the Latin genae meaning 'cheeks'.
Definitions
- anat
- habil
Plural
genoux
Hyperonym
Translations
german:Kahlkopf
english:lap
danish:knæ
spanish:rodilla
finnish:polvi
greek:γόνατο
italian:ginocchio
japanese:膝
dutch:knie
polish:kolano
portuguese:joelho
russian:колено
swedish:knä
turkish:diz
ukrainian:коліно
See also
genouillère (cn.) gonite (cn.)