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Knochen
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German
Alternative forms
de Knoche obsolete
Etymology
de gem-pro 1
From de gmh knoche, from de goh knohha, from de gmw-pro *knokō bone, joint. Displaced earlier de Bein for "bone" in most contexts.
Compare nl knook bone, nl knokkel knuckle, nl knekel bone (of a dead person), en knuckle, da kno and sv knoge (both “knuckle”).
Pronunciation
de [ˈknɔχn̩] [ˈknɔχŋ̍] [ˈknɔχən]
de De-Knochen2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Knochen.ogg
de Kno chen
Noun
m Knöchlein
bone
de as a dependent of compounds colloquial backbreaking, demanding
de Knochenjob backbreaking job
de Knochenstudium wasteful academic studies
Declension
m
Derived terms
de verknöchern Knöchel Musikantenknochen Mittelfußknochen Schädelknochen Wangenknochen Penisknochen knochendürr knochentrocken knöchern knochig Knochenjob Knochenstudium Knochenbau Knochenbruch Knochenfisch Knochenkrebs Knochenmark Knochenmühle Knochensäge
Further reading
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