Schlüsselbein

German

Etymology

17th century, from Schlüssel (“key”) +‎ Bein (“bone”), after New Latin clāvicula (literally “little key”). Compare Dutch sleutelbeen, Swedish nyckelben, Czech klíční kost, etc., some of which may be loan translations of the German.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃlʏsəlˌbaɪ̯n/, [ˈʃlʏsəl-], [ˈʃlʏsl̩-]
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Noun

Schlüsselbein n (strong, genitive Schlüsselbeines or Schlüsselbeins, plural Schlüsselbeine)

collarbone; clavicle
Synonym: (medicine only) Klavikula

Declension

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Further reading

“Schlüsselbein” in Duden online

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