Ellbogen

See also: Ellbögen

German

Alternative forms

Ellenbogen (also standard)
Ellebogen (colloquial only)

Etymology

From Middle High German elenboge, from Old High German elinbogo, from Proto-Germanic *alinabugô; by surface analysis, Elle +‎ Bogen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛlˌboːɡn̩/
Audio (file)

Noun

Ellbogen m (strong, genitive Ellbogens, plural Ellbogen)

elbow

Declension

Declension of Ellbogen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ellbogen	die	Ellbogen
genitive	eines	des	Ellbogens	der	Ellbogen
dative	einem	dem	Ellbogen	den	Ellbogen
accusative	einen	den	Ellbogen	die	Ellbogen

Further reading

“Ellbogen” in Duden online
“Ellbogen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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