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Hüfte
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German
Etymology
From early modern German de Hüfte hips, plural of de Huft hip, itself with paragogic -t from de gmh huf, from de goh huf, from de gem-pro *hupiz, from de ine-pro *ḱeu̯bh₂-. Cognate with nl heup, en hip, da hofte.
Pronunciation
de /ˈhʏftə/
de De-Hüfte.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
de anatomy hip; hips
Usage notes
The German singular may refer to a person’s left or right hip, or to both hips collectively. Hence, one can say that someone has de eine breite Hüfte or de breite Hüften wide hips with no change in meaning. Compare the same in de Lunge and de Schulter.
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Hüftgold
de Hüftknochen m hip bone
Further reading
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