fêmur

/ˈfemuɾ/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
fêmures

Meaning

  1. femur

    • Quebrou o fêmur.

      He broke his femur.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Oberschenkelknochen

Oberschenkelknochen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "femur."

Spanish

fémur

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

French

fémur

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

Practice

1 What does fêmur mean?

2 Fill the gap: Quebrou o ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fêmur?

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