hófskegg

Icelandic
Fetlock joint: the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern.

Etymology

From hófur (“hoof”) +‎ skegg (“beard”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhouv.scɛkː/

Noun

hófskegg n (genitive singular hófskeggs, nominative plural hófskegg)

  1. fetlock

Declension
declension of hófskegg
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hófskegg hófskeggið hófskegg hófskeggin
accusative hófskegg hófskeggið hófskegg hófskeggin
dative hófskeggi hófskegginu hófskeggjum hófskeggjunum
genitive hófskeggs hófskeggsins hófskeggja hófskeggjanna
  • hófhvarf (the fetlock or pastern of a horse)¹

See also
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