hnéskel
Icelandic
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Etymology
editFrom hné (“knee”) + skel (“shell”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithnéskel f (genitive singular hnéskeljar, nominative plural hnéskeljar)
Declension
edit| Declension of hnéskel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hnéskel | hnéskelin | hnéskeljar | hnéskeljarnar |
| accusative | hnéskel | hnéskelina | hnéskeljar | hnéskeljarnar |
| dative | hnéskel | hnéskelinni | hnéskeljum | hnéskeljunum |
| genitive | hnéskeljar | hnéskeljarinnar | hnéskelja | hnéskeljanna |
Derived terms
edit- tvískipt hnéskel (patella biparta)
- hnéskeljarband (patellar ligament, ligamentum patellae)
- hnéskeljarsin (patellar tendon)
See also
edit- hnékippur (patellar reflex, knee jerk)
- hnéréttiskippir (patellar clonus)
- hnésbót (popliteal fossa)
- hnéviðbragð (patellar reflex, knee jerk)
- ofanskeljar- (suprapatellar, epipatellar)
- ofanskeljarviðbragð (suprapatellar reflex, epipatellar reflex)
- olnbogaskel (patella cubiti)