Noun: Knochen
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Knochen |
| Plural | Knochen |
Definite
| Singular | der Knochen |
| Plural | die Knochen |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Knochens |
| Plural | Knochen |
Definite
| Singular | des Knochens |
| Plural | der Knochen |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Knochen |
| Plural | Knochen |
Definite
| Singular | dem Knochen |
| Plural | den Knochen |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | einen Knochen |
| Plural | Knochen |
Definite
| Singular | den Knochen |
| Plural | die Knochen |
Sample Sentences
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Knochenjob (backbreaking job)
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Knochenstudium (wasteful academic studies)
Nouns inflected like Knochen
Totenkopfäffchen,
Türhaken,
Menschenhaufen,
Drachen,
Vaterschaftsgutachten,
Willkommen,
Biskuitkuchen,
Hintergaumen,
Vernehmlassungsverfahren,
Integralzeichen,
Bierfäßchen,
Böötchen,
Flughörnchen,
Granitfelsen,
Kreuzzeichen,
Luftfahrzeugkennzeichen,
Sensibelchen,
Pluszeichen,
Musikantenknochen,
Verkürzungszeichen, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. 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.
2. Compare Dutch knook (“bone”), knokkel (“knuckle”), knekel (“bone (of a dead person)”), English knuckle, Danish kno and Swedish knoge (both “knuckle”). See: Dutch Nouns '
knook', English Nouns '
knuckle', Danish Nouns '
kno', Swedish Nouns '
knoge'.
Verbs referencing "Knochen"
English Nouns
gnocchi, Italian Nouns
nocca, Swedish Nouns
knoge, Danish Nouns
kno.
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