Gelenk

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gelenke (“joint, bend, waist”), from Old High German gilenki, gihlenki (“abdomen”), from Proto-Germanic *gahlankiją, from *hlankaz (“flexible, lank, slender”). Related to Middle High German lanke (“hip, flank, loin”), from Old High German hlanka (“side, flank, hip, loin”). Cognate with Hunsrik Gelenk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈlɛŋk/, [ɡəˈlɛŋkʰ]
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Noun

Gelenk n (strong, genitive Gelenkes or Gelenks, plural Gelenke)

joint
Synonym: Geleich

Declension

Declension of Gelenk [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gelenk	die	Gelenke
genitive	eines	des	Gelenkes, Gelenks	der	Gelenke
dative	einem	dem	Gelenk, Gelenke¹	den	Gelenken
accusative	ein	das	Gelenk	die	Gelenke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Handgelenk n (“wrist”)
Kiefergelenk n (“temporomandibular joint”)
gelenkig
Sprunggelenk n (“ankle joint”)

Further reading

“Gelenk” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Gelenk” in Duden online
“Gelenk” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Gelenk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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