instep

See also: in step

English

Etymology

in- +‎ step

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈinˌstɛp/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

instep (plural insteps)

(anatomy) The arched part of the top of the foot between the toes and the ankle.
A section of any footwear covering that part of the foot.
In horses, the hind leg from the ham to the pastern joint.

Derived terms

instep borer

Translations

top of the foot between the toes and the ankle

Catalan: empenya (ca) f
Czech: nárt (cs) m
Dutch: wreef (nl) f
Esperanto: instepo
Estonian: pöid
Finnish: jalkapöytä (fi)
French: cou-de-pied (fr) m
Galician: empeña (gl) f
German: [1] Spann (de) m, Fußrücken m, Rist (de) m, Fußspann m
Greek: κουντεπιέ (el) n (kountepié)
Hungarian: rüszt (hu)
Icelandic: rist f
Irish: trácht m
Japanese: 足の甲 (ashi no kō)
Kikuyu: rũnyarĩrĩ class 11
Korean: 발등 (ko) (baldeung)
Latin: metatarsus
Limburgish: wreef (li) m
Maori: kapu (on the underside of the foot)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: vrist m
Polish: podbicie n
Portuguese: peito do pé (pt) m
Quechua: kancha
Russian: подъём (ru) m (podʺjóm)
Slovak: priehlavok (sk) m
Spanish: empeine (es)
Ukrainian: підйо́м m (pidjóm)
Vietnamese: mu bàn chân
West Frisian: krop n

See also

metatarsus

Anagrams

T-spine, nepits, pinest, septin, spinet, step in, step-in

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