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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gewrechte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈvrɪxt/
- Hyphenation: ge‧wricht
- Rhymes: -ɪxt
Noun
gewricht n (plural gewrichten, diminutive gewrichtje n)
- joint (part of the body where bones join)
- Synonym: koot
Derived terms
Descendants
West Frisian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch gewricht.
Pronunciation
Noun
gewricht n (plural gewrichten)
- joint (part of the body where bones join)
- Synonym: knier
Further reading
- “gewricht”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011