Knorpel

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German knorpel- (“cartilage.”). Cognate with Hunsrik Knorvel, Dutch knobbel, Low German knusperknaken (“cartilaginous bone”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈknɔʁpl̩/, /ˈknɔɐ̯pl̩/
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Noun

Knorpel m (strong, genitive Knorpels, plural Knorpel)

cartilage

Declension

Declension of Knorpel

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Knorpel	die	Knorpel
genitive	eines	des	Knorpels	der	Knorpel
dative	einem	dem	Knorpel	den	Knorpeln
accusative	einen	den	Knorpel	die	Knorpel

Related terms

Knorpelfisch (“cartiliginous fish”)
knorpelig (“cartilaginous”)
Knorpeltang (“Irish moss”)
Schildknorpel (“thyroid cartilage”)

References

^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Knorpel”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

“Knorpel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Knorpel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Knorpel” in Duden online

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