Nabelschnur

German

Etymology

18th century, from Nabel (“navel”) +‎ Schnur (“cord, string”). In Old and Middle High German, the word for “navel” was used in this sense on its own, though it is possible that similar compounds were already formed on occasion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːbəlˌʃnuːɐ̯/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Nabelschnur f (genitive Nabelschnur, plural Nabelschnüre)

1. umbilical cord

   Synonym: (archaic) Nabelstrang

Declension

Declension of Nabelschnur [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Nabelschnur	die	Nabelschnüre
genitive	einer	der	Nabelschnur	der	Nabelschnüre
dative	einer	der	Nabelschnur	den	Nabelschnüren
accusative	eine	die	Nabelschnur	die	Nabelschnüre

Further reading

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