ghjinochju

Corsican

Dui ghjinochji.

Alternative forms

dinochju, vinochju

Etymology

From Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”). Cognates include Italian ginocchio and French genou.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /djiˈnɔtju/
Hyphenation: ghji‧no‧chju

Noun

ghjinochju m (plural ghjinochji)

knee

Descendants

Gallurese: ghinocchiu

References

“ghjinochju, dinochju, vinochju” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

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