Dickbein

German

Etymology

Formally from dick (“thick”) +‎ Bein (“bone, leg”). Probably an alteration by popular etymology of *Diechbein, from obsolete Diech (“thigh”) + Bein. The former from Middle High German diech, from Old High German dioh, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhą.

Noun

Dickbein n (strong, genitive Dickbeines or Dickbeins, plural Dickbeine)

1. (regional, chiefly specialist, agriculture) the thigh of a farm animal, especially a pig
2. (obsolete) thigh (of a person or any creature)

Declension

Declension of Dickbein [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Dickbein	die	Dickbeine
genitive	eines	des	Dickbeines, Dickbeins	der	Dickbeine
dative	einem	dem	Dickbein, Dickbeine1	den	Dickbeinen
accusative	ein	das	Dickbein	die	Dickbeine

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• Oberschenkel