Achillessehne

German

Etymology

From Achilles (“Achilles”) +‎ Sehne (“sinew, tendon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈxɪlɛsˌˈzeːnə/

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• Hyphenation: Achil‧les‧seh‧ne

Noun

Achillessehne f (genitive Achillessehne, plural Achillessehnen)

1. Achilles tendon

Declension

Declension of Achillessehne [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Achillessehne	die	Achillessehnen
genitive	einer	der	Achillessehne	der	Achillessehnen
dative	einer	der	Achillessehne	den	Achillessehnen
accusative	eine	die	Achillessehne	die	Achillessehnen

Related terms

• Achillesferse

Further reading

• “Achillessehne” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Achillessehne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Achillessehne” in Duden online