Femur

See also: femur, fémur, fèmur, and fêmur

German

Femur

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin femur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeːmʊʁ/

• Audio:

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Noun

Femur n or (less common) m (strong, genitive Femurs, plural Femora)

1. (anatomy, medicine) femur (thighbone)

   Synonyms: Oberschenkelknochen, Oberschenkel

2. (entomology) femur (segment of insect's leg)

Usage notes

• Unlike English femur entirely restricted to specialist parlance.

Declension

Declension of Femur [neuter // masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Femur	die	Femora
genitive	eines	des	Femurs	der	Femora
dative	einem	dem	Femur	den	Femora
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Femur	die	Femora

See also

• Tibia, Fibula

Further reading

• “Femur” in Duden online
• “Femur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache