Polyglot Dictionary

Wadenbein

/ˈvaːdn̩ˌbaɪ̯n/

das 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
Wadenbeine

Meaning

  1. fibula

    Built from Wade (calf) + Bein (bone).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Wade calf
  • Bein bone

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

péroné

péroné is the French word for the same thing — both mean "fibula."

Portuguese

perônio

perônio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "fibula."

Practice

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