knochig

== German == === Etymology === From Knoche, a now-obsolete byform of Knochen, + -ig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈknɔxɪç/ (standard) IPA(key): /ˈknɔxɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) Hyphenation: kno‧chig === Adjective === knochig (strong nominative masculine singular knochiger, comparative knochiger, superlative am knochigsten) bony (having prominent bones) ein knochiges Gesicht ― a bony face bony, skinny (having one's bones displaying prominently specifically due to very little flesh or fat) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== knöchern === Further reading === “knochig”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “knochig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “knochig” in Duden online