Gekröse
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From late Middle High German gekrœse (“(small) bowels”), itself a compound of ge- + krœs(e). Compare kraus, Middle Low German krȫse, Dutch croos (“bowels, entrails, guts”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Gekröse n (strong, genitive Gekröses, plural Gekröse)
- mesentery and similar structural membranes or ligaments in the abdomen
Declension
[edit]Declension of Gekröse [neuter, strong]
Further reading
[edit]- “Gekröse” in Duden online
- “Gekröse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gekröse” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.