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Knochen.

bone

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈknɔχn̩][ˈknɔχŋ̍][ˈknɔχən]
  1. bone

    masculine · strong
  2. backbreaking, demanding

    colloquial · masculine · strong
    Knochenjob
    Knochenstudium
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German knoche, from Old High German knohha, from Proto-West Germanic *knokō (“bone, joint”). Displaced earlier Bein for "bone" in most contexts. Compare Dutch knook (“bone”), knokkel (“knuckle”), knekel (“bone (of a dead person)”), English knuckle, Danish kno and Swedish knoge (both “knuckle”).

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