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/ʒə.nu/
Translation
knee
Word origin
From Old French genoil, from Vulgar Latin genuculum, a diminutive of Latin genu ('knee'). The irregular plural genoux follows the old -ol to -ou shift shared with hibou and caillou.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- genu
- English cognates
- genuflect, knee
Grammar
Examples
au .
I hurt my knee while running.
L' ' -.
The child sat on his grandmother's lap.
' .
He knelt down to pick up the keys.
L' aux .
The water came up to our knees.
.
The doctor examined my right knee.
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