Gelenk

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German gelenke (“joint, bend, waist”), from Old High German gilenki, gihlenki (“abdomen”), from Proto-Germanic *gahlankiją, from *hlankaz (“flexible, lank, slender”). Related to Middle High German lanke (“hip, flank, loin”), from Old High German hlanka (“side, flank, hip, loin”). Cognate with Hunsrik Gelenk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈlɛŋk/, [ɡəˈlɛŋkʰ] === Noun === Gelenk n (strong, genitive Gelenkes or Gelenks, plural Gelenke) joint Synonym: Geleich ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== Fußgelenk n (“ankle”) Handgelenk n (“wrist”) Kiefergelenk n (“temporomandibular joint”) Kniegelenk n (“knee joint”) Schultergelenk n (“shoulder joint”) Sprunggelenk n (“ankle joint”) ==== Derived terms ==== gelenkig === Further reading === “Gelenk” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Gelenk” in Duden online “Gelenk” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Gelenk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache