genolh
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan genolh, from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [(d)ʒeˈnul]
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Noun
genolh m (plural genolhs)
- knee
Derived terms
- agenolhar
- genolhons
Dialectal variants
- ginolh (Provençal)
- jolh (Gascon)
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”).
Noun
genolh m (oblique plural genolhs, nominative singular genolhs, nominative plural genolh)
- knee
Descendants
- Occitan: genolh
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “geniculum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 4: G H I, page 12