Schlüsselbein

German

Etymology

17th century, from Schlüssel (“key”) +‎ Bein (“bone”), after New Latin clāvicula (literally “little key”). Compare Dutch sleutelbeen, Swedish nyckelben, Czech klíční kost, etc., some of which may be loan translations of the German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlʏsəlˌbaɪ̯n/, [ˈʃlʏsəl-], [ˈʃlʏsl̩-]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Schlüsselbein n (strong, genitive Schlüsselbeines or Schlüsselbeins, plural Schlüsselbeine)

  1. collarbone; clavicle
    Synonym: (medicine only) Klavikula

Declension

Declension of Schlüsselbein [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Schlüsselbein die Schlüsselbeine
genitive eines des Schlüsselbeines, Schlüsselbeins der Schlüsselbeine
dative einem dem Schlüsselbein, Schlüsselbeine1 den Schlüsselbeinen
accusative ein das Schlüsselbein die Schlüsselbeine

1Now rare, see notes.

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