scheenbeen
Dutch
Etymology
scheen (“shin”) + been (“bone”). Compare German Schienbein, English shinbone, Danish skinneben, Swedish skenben.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxeːn.beːn/
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Noun
scheenbeen n (plural scheenbenen, diminutive scheenbeentje n)
- tibia (bone of the leg)
- (by extension)? shin, the front of a vertebrate leg beneath the knee
Synonyms
- (?re-shortening) scheen