"genou" meaning in French

See genou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʒə.nu/ Audio: Fr-genou.ogg , Fr-Paris--genou.ogg Forms: genoux [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French genouz, genoilz plural of genoil, from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Bourguignon genô, Occitan genolh. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|genoil|genouz, genoilz||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French genouz, genoilz, {{inh+|fr|fro|genoil|genouz, genoilz}} Inherited from Old French genouz, genoilz, {{inh|fr|LL.|genuculum}} Late Latin genuculum, {{inh|fr|la|geniculum}} Latin geniculum, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*ǵónu}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu, {{cog|roa-brg|genô}} Bourguignon genô, {{cog|oc|genolh}} Occitan genolh Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|x}} genou m (plural genoux)
  1. knee Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-genou-fr-noun-ae9aiLAn Disambiguation of Anatomy: 50 50 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. lap Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-genou-fr-noun-Bmrd9nQe Disambiguation of Anatomy: 50 50 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: agenouiller, genouillère, mou du genou

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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