genolh

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan genolh, from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [(d)ʒeˈnul]
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Noun

genolh m (plural genolhs)

knee

Derived terms

agenolhar
genolhons

Dialectal variants

ginolh (Provençal)
jolh (Gascon)

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”).

Noun

genolh m (oblique plural genolhs, nominative singular genolhs, nominative plural genolh)

knee

Descendants

Occitan: genolh

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “geniculum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 4: G H I, page 12

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