hnésbót

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Icelandic

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Lateral aspect of right leg showing the popliteal fossa on the anterior view of the kneecap (patella).

Etymology

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From hné (knee) +‎ bót (bight, cove).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈn̥jɛːs.pouːt/

Noun

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hnésbót f (genitive singular hnésbótar, nominative plural hnésbætur)

  1. (anatomy) popliteal fossa (fossa poplitea), knee pit

Declension

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    Declension of hnésbót
f-s3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hnésbót hnésbótin hnésbætur hnésbæturnar
accusative hnésbót hnésbótina hnésbætur hnésbæturnar
dative hnésbót hnésbótinni hnésbótum hnésbótunum
genitive hnésbótar hnésbótarinnar hnésbóta hnésbótanna

Derived terms

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