Knochen

== German == === Alternative forms === Knoche (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German knoche, from Old High German knohha, from Proto-West Germanic *knokō (“bone, joint”). Displaced earlier Bein for "bone" in most contexts. Compare Dutch knook (“bone”), knokkel (“knuckle”), knekel (“bone (of a dead person)”), English knuckle, Danish kno and Swedish knoge (both “knuckle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈknɔχn̩], [ˈknɔχŋ̍], [ˈknɔχən] Hyphenation: Kno‧chen === Noun === Knochen m (strong, genitive Knochens, plural Knochen, diminutive Knöchlein n) bone (as a dependent of compounds, colloquial) backbreaking, demanding Knochenjob ― backbreaking job Knochenstudium ― wasteful academic studies ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Knochen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Knochen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Knochen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Knochen” in Duden online Knochen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de