Knorpel

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German knorpel- (“cartilage.”). Cognate with Hunsrik Knorvel, Dutch knobbel, Low German knusperknaken (“cartilaginous bone”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈknɔʁpl̩/, /ˈknɔɐ̯pl̩/ === Noun === Knorpel m (strong, genitive Knorpels, plural Knorpel) cartilage ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Knorpelfisch (“cartiliginous fish”) knorpelig (“cartilaginous”) Knorpeltang (“Irish moss”) Schildknorpel (“thyroid cartilage”) === References === === Further reading === “Knorpel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Knorpel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Knorpel” in Duden online