Knorpel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German knorpel- (“cartilage.”). Cognate with Hunsrik Knorvel, Dutch knobbel, Low German knusperknaken (“cartilaginous bone”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈknɔʁpl̩/, /ˈknɔɐ̯pl̩/
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Noun

Knorpel m (strong, genitive Knorpels, plural Knorpel)

  1. cartilage

Declension

Declension of Knorpel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Knorpel die Knorpel
genitive eines des Knorpels der Knorpel
dative einem dem Knorpel den Knorpeln
accusative einen den Knorpel die Knorpel

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Knorpel”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

  • “Knorpel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Knorpel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Knorpel” in Duden online
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