hnéskel

Icelandic
Hnéskeljar (“kneecaps”).

Etymology

From hné (“knee”) +‎ skel (“shell”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈn̥jɛː.scɛːl/

Noun

hnéskel f (genitive singular hnéskeljar, nominative plural hnéskeljar)

  1. (anatomy) kneecap, patella, rotula

Declension
declension of hnéskel
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hnéskel hnéskelin hnéskeljar hnéskeljarnar
accusative hnéskel hnéskelina hnéskeljar hnéskeljarnar
dative hnéskel hnéskelinni hnéskeljum hnéskeljunum
genitive hnéskeljar hnéskeljarinnar hnéskelja hnéskeljanna

Derived terms
  • tvískipt hnéskel (patella biparta)
  • hnéskeljarband (patellar ligament, ligamentum patellae)
  • hnéskeljarsin (patellar tendon)

See also
  • hnékippur (patellar reflex, knee jerk)
  • hnéréttiskippir (patellar clonus)
  • hnésbót (popliteal fossa)
  • hnéviðbragð (patellar reflex, knee jerk)
  • ofanskeljar- (suprapatellar, epipatellar)
  • ofanskeljarviðbragð (suprapatellar reflex, epipatellar reflex)
  • olnbogaskel (patella cubiti)
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