Polyglot Dictionary

Oberschenkelknochen

/ˈoːbɐʃɛŋkl̩ˌknɔxn̩/

der noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Oberschenkelknochen

Meaning

  1. femur

    Built from Oberschenkel (thigh) + Knochen (bone).

    • Der Oberschenkelknochen brach.

      The femur broke.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Oberschenkel thigh
  • Knochen bone

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

fémur

fémur is the French word for the same thing — both mean "femur."

Portuguese

fêmur

fêmur is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "femur."

Practice

1 What does Oberschenkelknochen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ brach.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Oberschenkelknochen?

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