genolh

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan genolh, from Vulgar Latin *genuclum, syncopated from earlier *genuculum, variant of Late Latin geniculum, diminutive of Latin genū (“knee”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [(d)ʒeˈnul]

Noun

genolh m (plural genolhs)

knee

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *genuclum, syncopated from earlier *genuculum, variant of Late Latin geniculum, diminutive of Latin genū (“knee”).

Noun

genolh m (oblique plural genolhs, nominative singular genolhs, nominative plural genolh)

knee

Descendants

Catalan: genoll
Occitan: genolh

References

von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “geniculum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 40, page 12

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