Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

Compound of gehoor (hearing) +‎ beentjie (small bone).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ge‧hoor‧been‧tjie

Noun edit

gehoorbeentjie (plural gehoorbeentjies)

  1. (anatomy) auditory ossicle; one of the three ossicles found inside the middle ear
    Hypernym: ossikel
    Hyponyms: aambeeld, hamer, stiebeuel