Kniekehle

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German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German kniekel; equivalent to Knie (“knee”) +‎ Kehle (“throat, pit”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkniːˌkeːlə/
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  • Hyphenation: Knie‧keh‧le

Noun[edit]

Kniekehle f (genitive Kniekehle, plural Kniekehlen)

  1. poplit

Declension[edit]

Declension of Kniekehle [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kniekehle die Kniekehlen
genitive einer der Kniekehle der Kniekehlen
dative einer der Kniekehle den Kniekehlen
accusative eine die Kniekehle die Kniekehlen

References[edit]

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Kniekehle”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 456

Further reading[edit]

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