popliteal

English

WOTD – 10 April 2012    

Etymology

From Late Latin popliteus (from Latin poples (“ham, knee”)) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /pɒˈplɪtɪəl/, /ˌpɒplɪˈtiːəl/, X-SAMPA: /pQ"plItI@l/, /%pQplI"ti:@l/

Adjective

popliteal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Pertaining to the area behind the knee. [from 18th c.]

Translations

area behind the knee

• Dutch: wade (nl) f
• Finnish: polvitaive- (fi), polvitaipeen (fi)
• French: poplité (fr)
• Italian: popliteo (it)
• Japanese: 膝窩 (ja) (shikka)

• Russian: подколенный (ru) (podkolennyi) m 
• Spanish: poplíteo (es) m
• Tamil: குழிச்சிரை (ta)

See also

• ham

Anagrams

• papillote