Reconstruction:Latin/genuculum

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

Alteration of Late Latin geniculum, a diminutive of Classical Latin genū.

Pronunciation

(Proto-Romance) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈnʊklu/

Noun

*genuculum n (plural *genucula)

knee

Descendants

Balkan Romance:
- Aromanian: dzinuclju, dzãnuclju n
- Istro-Romanian: jeruncľu
- Megleno-Romanian: zinucl'u
- Romanian: genunchi
Dalmatian:
- zenacle
Italo-Romance:
- Corsican: ghjinochju
- Italian: ginocchio, ginocchia
- Sicilian: ginocchiu, dinocchiu, jinocchiu
North Italian:
- Istriot: zanucio
- Piedmontese: ginoj, znoj
- Venetian: zenocio
Rhaeto-Romance:
- Friulian: zenoli, genoli
- Romansch: schanugl, schnuogl
Gallo-Romance:
- Old French: genoil, genoill
  - French: genou
  - Norman:
    Guernsey Norman: genouaï
    
    Jersey Norman: g'nou, genou
    
    Sark: jnu
  - Walloon: djno, djino
Occitano-Romance:
- Catalan: genoll
- Occitan: genolh
Ibero-Romance:
- Mirandese: zinolho
- Old Portuguese: gẽollo, geonllo, gionllo, jeonllo
  - Galician: xeonllo
  - Portuguese: joelho
- Old Spanish: ynojo
  - Spanish: hinojo
Insular Romance:
- Sardinian:
  Campidanese: genugu, gianugu, giunugu
  
  Logudorese: benuju, brenugu, genugu
  
  Nuorese: ghenucru, brenucu, denucru

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