genou

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French genouz, genoilz plural of genoil, from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Bourguignon genô, Occitan genolh, Portuguese joelho. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒə.nu/ Homophone: genoux === Noun === genou m (plural genoux) knee lap ==== Usage notes ==== Only seven words in French ending in -ou have their plurals in -oux instead of -ous: bijou, caillou, chou, genou, hibou, joujou, pou. ==== Derived terms ==== agenouiller genouillère mou du genou ==== Descendants ==== Esperanto: genuo Haitian Creole: jenou === Further reading === “genou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Noun === genou m (plural genoux) alternative form of g'nou