Schlüsselbein
German
Etymology
17th century, from Schlüssel (“key”) + Bein (“bone”), after Latin clavicula (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-]
Noun
Schlüsselbein n (genitive Schlüsselbeins or Schlüsselbeines, plural Schlüsselbeine)
Declension
Declension of Schlüsselbein
| 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 uncommon, see notes
Synonyms
- Klavikula (medicine only)
Further reading
- Schlüsselbein in Duden online
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