Knochen in German

IPA: [ˈknɔχən], [ˈknɔχŋ] Audio: De-Knochen.ogg

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Etymology: From Middle High German knoche, from Old High German knohha, from Proto-West Germanic *knokō (“bone, joint”). Compare Dutch knook (“bone”), knokkel (“knuckle”), knekel (“bone (of a dead person)”), English knuckle, Danish kno and Swedish knoge (both “knuckle”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|knoche}} Middle High German knoche, {{inh|de|goh|knohha}} Old High German knohha, {{der|de|gmw-pro|*knokō||bone, joint}} Proto-West Germanic *knokō (“bone, joint”), {{cog|nl|knook||bone}} Dutch knook (“bone”), {{cog|en|knuckle}} English knuckle, {{cog|da|kno}} Danish kno, {{cog|sv|knoge}} Swedish knoge Head templates: {{de-noun|m|dim=Knöchlein}} Knochen m (strong, genitive Knochens, plural Knochen, diminutive Knöchlein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Knochens [genitive], Knochen [plural], Knöchlein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Knochen [nominative, singular], Knochen [definite, nominative, plural], Knochens [genitive, singular], Knochen [definite, genitive, plural], Knochen [dative, singular], Knochen [dative, definite, plural], Knochen [accusative, singular], Knochen [accusative, definite, plural]

Inflected forms

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"Knochen" meaning in German

Noun

Inflected forms