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Sardinian
- ghenugru (Limba Sarda Comuna)
- benuju, brenugu, bronusciu, genugu, genuju (Logudorese)
- genugu, ginugu, gianugu, giunugu, xenugiu (Campidanese)
- benucru, brinucu, brenucu, enucru, grenucu, fenucru, drenucu, denucru, enugru, inugliu, zenuju (Nuorese)
Etymology
From Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ghenucru m (plural ghenucros)
- (Nuorese) knee
References
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) “ginocchio”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes