Schlüsselbein
German edit
Etymology edit
17th century, from Schlüssel (“key”) + Bein (“bone”), after New Latin clāvicula (literally “little key”). Compare Dutch sleutelbeen, Swedish nyckelben, Czech klíční kost, etc., some of which may be loan translations of the German.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schlüsselbein n (strong, genitive Schlüsselbeines or Schlüsselbeins, plural Schlüsselbeine)
- collarbone; clavicle
- Synonym: (medicine only) Klavikula
Declension edit
Declension of Schlüsselbein [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Schlüsselbein | die | Schlüsselbeine |
genitive | eines | des | Schlüsselbeines, Schlüsselbeins | der | Schlüsselbeine |
dative | einem | dem | Schlüsselbein, Schlüsselbeine1 | den | Schlüsselbeinen |
accusative | ein | das | Schlüsselbein | die | Schlüsselbeine |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading edit
- “Schlüsselbein” in Duden online