elinbogo

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alinabugô. By surface analysis, elina (“ulna, ell”) +‎ bogo (“bow, arch”).

Noun

elinbogo m

1. (anatomy) The elbow

Declension

Declension of elinbogo (masculine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	elinbogo	elinbogon, elinbogun
accusative	elinbogon, elinbogun	elinbogon, elinbogun
genitive	elinbogen, elinbogin	elinbogōno
dative	elinbogen, elinbogin	elinbogōm, elinbogōn

Descendants

• Middle High German: elenboge
  • German: Ellenboge, Ellbogen, Ellenbogen
  • Luxembourgish: Ielebou
  • Vilamovian: ełböga
  • Yiddish: עלנבויגן (elnboygn)