Knochen
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German knoche, from Old High German knohha, from Proto-West Germanic *knokō (“bone, joint”).
Compare Dutch knook (“bone”), knokkel (“knuckle”), knekel (“bone (of a dead person)”), English knuckle, Danish kno and Swedish knoge (both “knuckle”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Knochen m (strong, genitive Knochens, plural Knochen, diminutive Knöchlein n)
Declension edit
Declension of Knochen [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Knochen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Knochen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Knochen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Knochen” in Duden online
- Knochen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de