albue

Danish

Etymology 1

Equivalent to alen (ell) + bue (bow). From Old Norse al(n)bogi, ǫl(n)bogi, from Proto-Germanic *alinabugô, cognate with Swedish armbåge, English elbow, German Ellbogen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈalˌb̥uːə]

Noun

albue c (singular definite albuen, plural indefinite albuer)

  1. elbow
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the noun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈalˌb̥uːə], [ˈalˌb̥uˀə]

Verb

albue (past tense albuede, past participle albuet)

  1. elbow
Conjugation

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse albogi, alnbogi, ǫlbogi, ǫlnbogi, a compound of ǫln, alin (ell), from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (elbow) and bogi (bow).

Noun

albue m (definite singular albuen, indefinite plural albuer, definite plural albuene)

  1. an elbow

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Verb

albue (imperative albu, present tense albuer, passive albues, simple past and past participle albua or albuet, present participle albuende)

  1. (reflexive) to elbow (e.g. use one's elbows to push one's way through a crowd)

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