Nabelschnur
German edit
Etymology edit
18th century, from Nabel (“navel”) + Schnur (“cord, string”). In Old and Middle High German, the word for “navel” was used in this sense on its own, though it is possible that similar compounds were already formed on occasion.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Nabelschnur f (genitive Nabelschnur, plural Nabelschnüre)
- umbilical cord
- Synonym: (archaic) Nabelstrang
Declension edit
Declension of Nabelschnur [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Nabelschnur | die | Nabelschnüre |
genitive | einer | der | Nabelschnur | der | Nabelschnüre |
dative | einer | der | Nabelschnur | den | Nabelschnüren |
accusative | eine | die | Nabelschnur | die | Nabelschnüre |
Further reading edit
- “Nabelschnur” in Duden online
- “Nabelschnur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache