Hoden

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hōde, from Old High German hodo, from Proto-Germanic *huþōn, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“cover”). Cognate with Welsh cwd (“scrotum”), Ancient Greek σκῦτος (skûtos, “hide, leather”), Latin cutis (“skin”), Old Lithuanian kutỹs (“bag”), German Haut, Scheune, Schote etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoːdən/, [-dən], [-dn̩]

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• Rhymes: -oːdn̩

Noun

Hoden m (genitive Hodens, plural Hoden)

1. (anatomy) testicle

Synonyms

• Ei
• Klöten pl
• Niere (obsolete)
• Testikel

Derived terms

• Hodensack

Further reading

• “Hoden” in Duden online