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genual

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to a genu or to the knee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

PIE word *ǵónu From New Latin genuālis, from Latin genū (“knee”). By surface analysis, Latin genū + -al.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: кале́нны (kaljénny) — pertaining to the knee
  • Bulgarian: коле́нен (kolénen) — pertaining to the knee
  • Czech: kolenní — pertaining to the knee
  • Czech: kolenový — pertaining to the knee
  • Finnish: polvi- — pertaining to the knee
  • French: géniculaire — pertaining to the knee
  • German: Knie- — pertaining to the knee
  • Polish: kolanowy — pertaining to the knee
  • Russian: коле́нный (kolénnyj) — pertaining to the knee
  • Slovak: kolenný — pertaining to the knee
  • Slovak: kolenový — pertaining to the knee
  • Ukrainian: колі́нний (kolínnyj) — pertaining to the knee