hnéskel

Icelandic

Hnéskeljar (“kneecaps”).

Etymology

From hné (“knee”) +‎ skel (“shell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈn̥jɛː.scɛːl/

Noun

hnéskel f (genitive singular hnéskeljar, nominative plural hnéskeljar)

1. (anatomy) kneecap, patella, rotula

Declension

declension of hnéskel

f-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hnéskel	hnéskelin	hnéskeljar	hnéskeljarnar
accusative	hnéskel	hnéskelina	hnéskeljar	hnéskeljarnar
dative	hnéskel	hnéskelinni	hnéskeljum	hnéskeljunum
genitive	hnéskeljar	hnéskeljarinnar	hnéskelja	hnéskeljanna

Derived terms

• tvískipt hnéskel (patella biparta)
• hnéskeljarband (patellar ligament, ligamentum patellae)
• hnéskeljarsin (patellar tendon)

See also

• hnékippur (patellar reflex, knee jerk)
• hnéréttiskippir (patellar clonus)
• hnésbót (popliteal fossa)
• hnéviðbragð (patellar reflex, knee jerk)
• ofanskeljar- (suprapatellar, epipatellar)
• ofanskeljarviðbragð (suprapatellar reflex, epipatellar reflex)
• olnbogaskel (patella cubiti)