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feminine

/ʃə.vij/

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Translation

ankle; peg, plug

Word origin

From Late Latin cavicula, an alteration of clavicula ('little key, peg'), from clavis ('key'). English 'clavicle' comes from the same diminutive.

Origin: Latin
Root: clavicula
English cognates: clavicle

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralchevilles

Examples

I have hurt my ankle.

Her ankles hurt in the evening.

She wears a chain around her ankle.

The doctor looked at his right ankle.

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He broke his ankle when he fell.

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This word is part of lesson 56.