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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂m (“leg”); cognate with English ham (from Proto-Germanic *hammō) and Old Irish cnáim (“bone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /knɛ̌ː.mɛː/ → /ˈkni.mi/ → /ˈkni.mi/
Noun
κνήμη • (knḗmē) f (genitive κνήμης); first declension
- (anatomy) shin, tibia
- spoke of a wheel
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “κνήμη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- κνήμη in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κνήμη (knḗmē).
Pronunciation
Noun
κνήμη • (kními) f (plural κνήμες)
- (anatomy) shin, tibia
- Synonyms: (colloquial) καλάμι (kalámi), ("front edge of shin") αντικνήμιο (antiknímio)
Declension