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Definition: Genu |
GenuNoun1. Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "genu" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Etymology: Genu \Ge"nu\, noun; plural Genua. [Latin expression, the knee.]. (Websters 1913) |
"Genu" is a common misspelling or typo for: gene, gent, genus, gnu. |
Synonyms: GenuSynonyms: articulatio genus (n), knee (n), knee joint (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Genu |
| English words defined with "genu": genu valgum, genu varum, Genua. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "genu": Internal Capsule. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Genu" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (genuflection, genuine, knee). |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Expressions using "genu": genu valgum ♦ genu varum. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
genu varum | 12 |
genu valgum | 11 |
genu | 9 |
genu varus | 6 |
genu valgus | 4 |
genu valgo | 3 |
genu recurvatum | 3 |
genu varo | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "genu"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Finnish | polvinivel (articulatio genu, flank groin(beef and horse), knee-joint, stifle, stifle joint). (various references) | ||||
French | articulation fémoro-tibio-rotulienne (articulatio genu). (various references) | ||||
Greek | κνημομηριαία άρθρωση (articulatio genu, stifle joint). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | enugay | ||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Bromus, genus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Mark Chapter 1, Verse 40 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai ercetai proV auton leproV parakalwn auton kai gonupetwn auton kai legwn autw oti ean qelhV dunasai me kaqarisai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et venit ad eum leprosus deprecans eum et genu flexo dixit si vis potes me mundare |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | End to hym com sum reofela hinebiddende & beigden cneowen hymto cwæð. Drihten gyf þu wilt þu miht ge-clænsienme. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And a leprouse man cam to hym, and bisouyte, `and knelide, and seide, If thou wolt, thou maist clense me. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And there came a leper to him besechinge him and kneled doune vnto him and sayde to him: yf thou wilt thou canest make me clene. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying to him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And a leper came to him and, going down on his knees before him, made a request, saying, If it is your pleasure, you have the power to make me clean. |
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| Language | Mark Chapter 1, Verse 40 |
| Bulgarian | И влизаше в синагогите им по цяла "алилея, като проповядваше и изгонваше бесовете. |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ug didtoy usa ka sanlahon nga miduol ug nangamuyo kaniya, ug sa nagluhod siya miingon kaniya, "Kon buot ka, makahinlo ikaw kanako." |
| Chinese | 有 一 個 長 大 痳 瘋 的 、 來 求 耶 穌 、 向 他 跪 下 說 、 若 肯 、 必 能 叫 我 " 淨 了 。 |
| Croatian | I doðe k njemu neki gubavac, klekne i zamoli: "Ako hoæeš, možeš me oèistiti!" |
| Danish | Og en spedalsk kommer til ham, beder ham og falder på Knæ for ham og siger til ham: "Om du vil, så kan du rense mig." |
| Dutch | En tot Hem kwam een melaatse, biddende Hem, en vallende voor Hem op de knieen, en tot Hem zeggende: Indien Gij wilt, Gij kunt mij reinigen. |
| Finnish | Ja hänen tykönsä tuli pitalinen mies, rukoili häntä, polvistui ja sanoi hänelle: "Jos tahdot, niin sinä voit minut puhdistaa". |
| French | Un lépreux vint lui; et, se jetant genoux, il lui dit d`un ton suppliant: Si tu le veux, tu peux me rendre pur. |
| Gaelic | Agus thainig lobhar ga ionnsuidh, a guidhe air; `sa tuiteam air a ghluinean,thuirt e ris: Ma `s aill leat, is urrainn dhut mo ghlanadh. |
| German | Und es kam zu ihm ein Aussätziger, der bat ihn, kniete vor ihm und sprach: Willst du, so kannst du mich wohl reinigen. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Yon nonm ki te gen lalèp vin jwenn Jezi; li tonbe ajenou devan li, li mande l' sekou; li di l' konsa: -Si ou vle, ou kapab geri mwen. |
| Hungarian | És jöve hozzá egy bélpoklos, kérvén õt és leborulván elõtte és mondván néki: Ha akarod, megtisztíthatsz engem. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Seorang yang berpenyakit kulit yang mengerikan datang kepada Yesus. Orang itu berlutut, dan berkata, "Kalau Bapak mau, Bapak dapat menyembuhkan saya." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka datanglah kepada Yesus seorang yang kena bala zaraat memohon sambil bertelut ke hadapan-Nya, katanya, "Jikalau kiranya Rabbi kehendaki, niscaya Rabbi dapat mentahirkan hamba." |
| Italian | Allora venne a lui un lebbroso: lo supplicava in ginocchio e gli diceva: «Se vuoi, puoi guarirmi!». |
| Korean | 한 문 둥 병 자 가 예 수 께 와 서 꿇 어 엎 " 리 어 간 구 하 여 가 로 되 ` 원 하 시 면 를 깨 끗 케 하 실 수 있 나 이 다' |
| Maori | ¶ A ka haere mai ki a ia tetahi repera, ka inoi ki a ia, tuku rawa nga turi ki a ia, ka mea, Ki te pai koe, e taea ahau e koe te mea kia ma. |
| Norwegian | Og en spedalsk kom til ham og bad ham og falt på kne for ham og sa: Om du vil, så kan du rense mig. |
| Portuguese | E veio a ele um leproso que, de joelhos, lhe rogava, dizendo: Se quiseres, bem podes tornar-me limpo. |
| Rumanian | A venit la El un lepros, care s`a aruncat kn genunchi knaintea Lui, Kl ruga wi -I zicea: ,,Dacq vrei, poyi sq mq curqyewti.`` |
| Russian | рТЙИП"ЙФ Л оЕНХ ТПЛБЦЕООЩК Й, ХНПМСС еЗП Й Б"БС ТЕ" оЙН ОБ ЛПМЕОЙ, ЗПЧПТЙФ еНХ: ЕУМЙ ИПЮЕЫШ, НПЦЕЫШ НЕОС ПЮЙУФЙФШ. |
| Shuar | ¶ Túramtai, ti tunamaru shuar Jesusan seatajtsa tarimiayi. Taa tikishmatar Tímiayi "Wakerutakmeka tsuaratin tujintratsme." |
| Spanish | Y vino a él un leproso implorándole, y de rodillas le dijo: --Si quieres, puedes limpiarme. |
| Swahili | Mtu mmoja mwenye ukoma alimwendea Yesu, akapiga magoti, akamwomba, "Ukitaka, waweza kunitakasa!" |
| Swedish | Och en spetälsk man kom fram till honom och föll på knä och bad honom och sade till honom: "Vill du, så kan du göra mig ren." |
| Thai | และมีคนโรคเรื้อนคนหนึ่งมาหาพระองค์ คุกเข่าลงทูลวิงวอนพระองค์ว่า "เพียงแต่พระองค์จะโปร" พระองค์ก็จะทรงบัน"าลให้ข้าพระองค์หายโรคไ"้" |
| Ukrainian | ¶ І приходить до Нього прокажений, блага" Його, і на коліна впада" та й каже Йому: Коли хочеш, Ти можеш очистити мене! |
| Uma | ¶ Ria hadua tauna to mohaki' poko' rata hi Yesus. Powingkotu' -nami mpopetulungi, na'uli': "Ane ma'ala, paka'uri' -a-kuwo!" |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "genu": genua, genuflect, genuflected, genuflecting, genuflection, genuflections, genuflects, genuine, genuinely, genuineness, genuinenesses, genus, genuses. (additional references) | |
Words containing "genu": disingenuous, disingenuously, disingenuousness, disingenuousnesses, ingenue, ingenues, ingenuities, ingenuity, ingenuous, ingenuously, ingenuousness, ingenuousnesses, overingenuities, overingenuity, subgenus, subgenuses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "genu" (pronounced 'Ge"nu'): Cornu, Manu, Medicornu, Postcornu, Praecornu, Tennu, Vishnu. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-g-n-u" | |
-1 letter: eng, gen, gnu, gun. | |
-2 letters: en, ne, nu, un. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-g-n-u" | |
+1 letter: begun, genua, genus, lunge, negus, nudge, unpeg. | |
+2 letters: augend, blunge, bunged, bungee, bungle, cangue, cueing, dengue, dunged, englut, engulf, enough, feuing, gangue, genius, gerund, gluten, grunge, guenon, guinea, gulden, gunite, gunmen, gunned, gunnel, gunnen, gunner, gunsel, gurnet, gurney, hunger, jungle, lagune, langue, lounge, lunged, lungee, lunger, lunges, nudged, nudger, nudges, nugget, nutmeg, plunge, pungle, regnum, rehung, repugn, tongue, unaged, uncage, unglue, ungues, unpegs, urgent. | |
+3 letters: agendum, angelus, anguine, augends, augment, beguine, blueing, blunged, blunger, blunges, bugbane, bungees, bungled, bungler, bungles, burgeon, cangues, clueing, dengues, deucing, dudgeon, dueling, dungeon, dungier, dunnage, educing, eluding, eluting, enduing, engluts, engulfs, enoughs, ensuing, enuring, eugenia, eugenic, eugenol, euglena, expunge, exuding, feuding, fueling, fulgent, fungoes, gangues, gaunter, genuine, genuses, gerenuk, gerunds, glueing, glutens, granule, grunges, grunted, grunter, gruntle, grutten, guanase, guanine, gudgeon, guenons, guerdon, guineas, guldens, gunfire, gunites, gunless, gunnels, gunners, gunnery, gunnies, gunsels, gunwale, gurnets, gurneys, guyline, hegumen, hungers, igneous, indulge, ingenue, jungled, jungles, lagunes, langues, languet, legumin, linguae, lounged, lounger, lounges, lugeing, lungees, lungers, meouing, mutagen, neguses, nudgers, nuggets, nuggety, nutmegs, outgone, penguin, plunged, plunger, plunges, pungent, pungled, pungles, queuing, rebegun, repugns, reusing, roughen, snugged, snugger, snuggle, sueding, surgeon, tegumen, tongued, tongues, toughen, trudgen, trueing, tunnage, turgent, unagile, uncaged, uncages, undergo, uneager, unglove, unglued, unglues, unguent, ungulae, unhinge, unitage, unpaged, unurged, urgency, yeuking, younger. | |
+4 letters: agendums, analogue, angulate, angulose, argentum, argument, augments, autogeny, beguines, bemusing, bludgeon, blueings, blungers, boughten, bourgeon, bugbanes, bunghole, bunglers, burgeons, burgonet, cultigen, cupeling, debuting, deducing, defusing, defuzing, deluding, deluging, denuding, deputing, dinguses, dudgeons, duelling, duetting, dungaree, dungeons, dungiest, dunnages, effusing, embruing, enduring, enginous, engulfed, ensuring, epigonus, equaling, equating, eructing, erupting, euchring, eugenias, eugenics, eugenist, eugenols, euglenas, excusing, exhuming, expunged, expunger, expunges, exulting, feruling, figuline, figurine, foughten, fuelling, fugleman, fuglemen, fungible, funguses, gauntest, gauntlet, geepound, generous, geniture, geniuses, geranium, gerenuks, glandule, glumness, glunched, glunches, glutelin, grandeur, granules, greenbug, grounded, grounder, grueling, grungier, grunters, gruntled, gruntles, guanases, guanines, gudgeons, guerdons, gueridon, guernsey, guessing, guesting, guidance, gunfires, gunkhole, gunmetal, gunpaper, gunwales, guylines, gynecium, harangue, hegumene, hegumens, hegumeny, hugeness, hungered, hungover, hungrier, impugned, impugner, indulged, indulger, indulges, ingenues, ingulfed, intrigue, jelutong, jongleur, judgment, junglier, language, languets, leaguing, legumins, ligneous, linguine, longueur, loungers, merengue, meringue, misbegun, mungoose, mutagens, nonguest, nutsedge, oppugned, oppugner, outgiven, outrange, overhung, oxtongue, penguins, perusing, plungers, poundage, prevuing, pungency, pureeing, queening, queering, quelling, querying, questing, queueing, quieting, rebuking, rebuying, recusing, reducing, refuging, refusing, refuting, regluing, reground, reguline, reluming, replunge, repugned, reputing, rescuing, resprung, restrung, resuming, retuning, rogueing, roughens, runagate, rungless, sanguine, sauteing, scrounge, securing, seducing, segueing, seigneur, smugness, snuggery, snuggest, snuggies, snuggled, snuggles, snugness, speargun, sturgeon, subagent, subgenre, subgenus, supering, surgeons, tegument, tegumina, toughens, trudgens, trudgeon, tungsten, tunnages, turgency, ugliness, ulcering, umangite, umbering, unageing, unargued, unbenign, uncharge, underage, underdog, undergod, unending, unerring, unforged, ungalled, ungenial, ungentle, ungently, ungifted, ungirded, unglazed, ungloved, ungloves, ungotten, ungowned, ungraced, ungraded, ungreedy, unguenta, unguents, unguided, ungulate, unhanged, unhedged, unhinged, unhinges, unitages, unjudged, unmewing, unmingle, unpegged, unpurged, unrigged, unseeing, unsewing, unsexing, unsigned, untagged, untangle, untinged, unweight, upending, urgently, ushering, uttering, veluring, vengeful, vogueing, youngers, youngest. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 65 6E 75 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)--. . -. ..- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01100101 01101110 01110101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G e n u |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0065 006E 0075 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)41718087 |
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