Polyglot Dictionary

Fußgelenk

/ˈfuːsɡəˌlɛŋk/

das 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
die Fußgelenke

Meaning

  1. ankle

    Built from Fuß (foot) + Gelenk (joint).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Fuß foot
  • Gelenk joint

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

cheville

cheville is the French word for the same thing — both mean "ankle."

Portuguese

tornozelo

tornozelo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "ankle."

Practice

1 What does Fußgelenk mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie verstauchte sich das ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fußgelenk?

See also

nouncompound

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