Polyglot Dictionary

Ellenbogen

/ˈɛlənˌboːɡn̩/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Ellenbogen

Meaning

  1. elbow

    Built from Elle (ulna) + Bogen (bend).

    • Er stieß mit dem Ellenbogen.

      He nudged with his elbow.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Elle ulna
  • Bogen bend

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cotovelo

cotovelo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "elbow."

Practice

1 What does Ellenbogen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er stieß mit dem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ellenbogen?

nouncompound

Last updated