Knorpel
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German knorpel- (“cartilage.”). Cognate with Hunsrik Knorvel, Dutch knobbel, Low German knusperknaken (“cartilaginous bone”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Knorpel m (strong, genitive Knorpels, plural Knorpel)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Knorpel [masculine, strong]
Related terms[edit]
- Knorpelfisch (“cartiliginous fish”)
- knorpelig (“cartilaginous”)
- Knorpeltang (“Irish moss”)
- Schildknorpel (“thyroid cartilage”)
References[edit]
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Knorpel”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891