Hoden

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hōde, from Old High German hodo, from Proto-Germanic *huþōn, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“cover”). Cognate with Welsh cwd (“scrotum”), Ancient Greek σκῦτος (skûtos, “hide, leather”), Latin cutis (“skin”), Old Lithuanian kutỹs (“bag”), German Haut, Scheune, Schote etc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhoːdən/, [-dən], [-dn̩]
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  • Rhymes: -oːdn̩

Noun

Hoden m (genitive Hodens, plural Hoden)

  1. (anatomy) testicle

Declension
Declension of Hoden
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hoden die Hoden
genitive eines des Hodens der Hoden
dative einem dem Hoden den Hoden
accusative einen den Hoden die Hoden

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