"genu" meaning in Latin

See genu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ˈɡe.nuː\, \ˈɡe.nu\
Forms: genua [plural, nominative], genua [plural, vocative], genua [plural, accusative], genūs [singular, genitive], genuum [plural, genitive], genūi [singular, dative], genū [singular, dative], genibus [plural, dative], genū [singular, ablative], genibus [plural, ablative], genus, us
  1. Genou.
    Sense id: fr-genu-la-noun-BylDe9i2 Categories (other): Exemples en latin, Lexique en latin de l’anatomie Topics: anatomy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: poples Derived forms: adgĕnĭcŭlor, adgĕnĭcŭlatio, congĕnuclo, congĕnuclatus, gĕnĭcŭlo, gĕnĭcŭlatio, gĕnĭcŭlum, gĕnĭcŭlatim, gĕnŭalia

Inflected forms

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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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    {
      "translation": "s'agenouiller devant",
      "word": "adgĕnĭcŭlor"
    },
    {
      "translation": "génuflexion",
      "word": "adgĕnĭcŭlatio"
    },
    {
      "translation": "tomber sur les genoux",
      "word": "congĕnuclo"
    },
    {
      "translation": "tombé sur les genoux",
      "word": "congĕnuclatus"
    },
    {
      "translation": "s'agenouiller",
      "word": "gĕnĭcŭlo"
    },
    {
      "translation": "génuflexion",
      "word": "gĕnĭcŭlatio"
    },
    {
      "translation": "petit genou, nœud d'une tige",
      "word": "gĕnĭcŭlum"
    },
    {
      "translation": "par nœuds d'une tige",
      "word": "gĕnĭcŭlatim"
    },
    {
      "translation": "genouillères",
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    }
  ],
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    "De l’proto-italique *genu, de l’indo-européen commun *ǵónu (« genou ») qui donne aussi le grec ancien γόνυ, góny (« genou »), γωνία, gônía (« angle »), knee en anglais, Genusus (« fleuve de Macédoine [qui fait a des 'genoux' i.e. : des coudes] »). La voyelle courte est un exemple de l’abrègement iambique (brevis brevians)."
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      "form": "genua",
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        "plural",
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    {
      "form": "genua",
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    },
    {
      "form": "genūs",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genuum",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genūi",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genū",
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        "singular",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genibus",
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        "plural",
        "dative"
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    },
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      "form": "genū",
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        "singular",
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    },
    {
      "form": "genibus",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genus, us"
    }
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        {
          "text": "genuum orbis",
          "translation": "la rotule"
        },
        {
          "text": "genibus advolvi ou genibus se advolvere",
          "translation": "se jeter aux genoux de"
        }
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        "Genou."
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈɡe.nuː\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈɡe.nu\\"
    }
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      "word": "poples"
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      "translation": "s'agenouiller devant",
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    {
      "translation": "tomber sur les genoux",
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    {
      "translation": "tombé sur les genoux",
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      "translation": "s'agenouiller",
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    {
      "translation": "génuflexion",
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      "translation": "petit genou, nœud d'une tige",
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      "translation": "par nœuds d'une tige",
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    {
      "form": "genua",
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    {
      "form": "genua",
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        "plural",
        "accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genūs",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genuum",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genūi",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genū",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genibus",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genū",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "ablative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genibus",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "ablative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genus, us"
    }
  ],
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        "Exemples en latin",
        "Lexique en latin de l’anatomie"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "genuum orbis",
          "translation": "la rotule"
        },
        {
          "text": "genibus advolvi ou genibus se advolvere",
          "translation": "se jeter aux genoux de"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈɡe.nuː\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈɡe.nu\\"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "poples"
    }
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  "tags": [
    "neuter"
  ],
  "word": "genu"
}

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