Unterkiefer

== German == === Etymology === From unter- +‎ Kiefer (“jaw”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === Unterkiefer m or n (strong, genitive Unterkiefers, plural Unterkiefer) mandible Synonym: Kinnlade ==== Usage notes ==== The noun is masculine or neuter in the vernacular of Austria as well as in Austrian Standard German, and in the vernacular of Bavaria. In German Standard German as well as in the vernacular of the north of the German language area it is always masculine. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Unterkieferfraktur (“mandibular fracture”) Unterkieferknochen (“mandibular bone, jawbone”) === Further reading === “Unterkiefer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Unterkiefer” in Duden online