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Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈnɔk.kjo/
- Rhymes: -ɔkkjo
- Hyphenation: gi‧nòc‧chio
Noun
ginocchio m (plural ginocchi m or (in fixed expressions) ginocchia f)
- (anatomy) knee
Usage notes
- The masculine plural ginocchi can be used in most cases. However, the masculine plural form is often found exclusively in formal and literary Italian, whereas the feminine plural ginocchia is default and most commonly used plural form, including in everyday situations. It is also used in several fixed expressions:
- sedere sulle ginocchia di qualcuno ― to be sitting on someone's lap (literally, “to sit on someone's knees”)
- fa venire il latte alle ginocchia ― to watch paint dry (literally, “to get milk up one's knees”)
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