Genick

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?].

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈnɪk/
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Hyphenation: Ge‧nick
Rhymes: -ɪk

Noun

Genick n (genitive Genickes or Genicks, plural Genicke)

back of the neck, nape

Declension

Declension of Genick

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Genick	die	Genicke
genitive	eines	des	Genickes, Genicks	der	Genicke
dative	einem	dem	Genick, Genicke¹	den	Genicken
accusative	ein	das	Genick	die	Genicke

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Derived terms

Genickfang
Genickschuss
Genickstarre

jemandem das Genick brechen
jemandem das Genick umdrehen

Further reading

Genick in Duden online

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