genunchi
Romanian
Alternative forms
- genuchi, genunche
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *genuclum, syncopated from earlier *genuculum, variant of Late Latin geniculum, diminutive of Latin genū (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dʒeˈnunkʲ]
Noun
genunchi m (plural genunchi)
- knee
Declension
declension of genunchi
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) genunchi | genunchiul | (niște) genunchi | genunchii |
genitive/dative | (unui) genunchi | genunchiului | (unor) genunchi | genunchilor |
vocative | genunchiule | genunchilor |
Related terms
- îngenunchea