genoil

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *genuclum, syncopated from earlier *genuculum, variant of Late Latin geniculum, diminutive of Latin genū (“knee”).

Noun

genoil m (oblique plural genouz or genoilz, nominative singular genouz or genoilz, nominative plural genoil)

  1. (anatomy) knee

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Descendants

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