genuculum
Latin
Etymology
Modification of earlier geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”). Attested from the fourth century CE.[1]
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | genuculum | genucula |
| Genitive | genuculī | genuculōrum |
| Dative | genuculō | genuculīs |
| Accusative | genuculum | genucula |
| Ablative | genuculō | genuculīs |
| Vocative | genuculum | genucula |
Descendants
- Balkan Romance:
- Dalmatian:
- denacle, zenacle (plural)
- Italo-Romance:
- Corsican: ghjinochju, dinochju, vinochju
- Gallurese: ghinocchiu
- Italian: ginocchio, ginocchia
- Neapolitan: denucchio
- Sicilian: ginocchiu, dinocchiu, jinocchiu
- Corsican: ghjinochju, dinochju, vinochju
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Occitano-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Insular Romance:
References
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “hinojo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 366
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “genŭcŭlum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 4: G H I, page 115
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