jambe

Danish

Noun

jambe

  1. (poetry) iamb

Declension
Declension of jambe
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jambe jamben jamber jamberne
genitive jambes jambens jambers jambernes

Derived terms

French

Etymology

From Old French jambe < Late Latin gamba, from Ancient Greek κάμπη (kámpē), from Proto-Indo-European *kamp- (“to bend; crooked”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒɑ̃b/
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Noun

jambe f (plural jambes)

  1. leg
    Il marche sur ses deux jambes. ― He walks with his two legs.
    par-dessus la jambe ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin gamba, from Ancient Greek κάμπη (kámpē).

Pronunciation

Noun

jambe f (oblique plural jambes, nominative singular jambe, nominative plural jambes)

  1. leg

Descendants
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