hnéskel

Icelandic

Hnéskeljar (“kneecaps”).

Etymology

From hné (“knee”) +‎ skel (“shell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈn̥jɛː.scɛːl/

Noun

hnéskel f (genitive singular hnéskeljar, nominative plural hnéskeljar)

1. (anatomy) kneecap, patella, rotula

Declension

Declension of hnéskel (feminine, based on skel)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hnéskel	hnéskelin	hnéskeljar	hnéskeljarnar
accusative	hnéskel	hnéskelina	hnéskeljar	hnéskeljarnar
dative	hnéskel	hnéskelinni	hnéskeljum	hnéskeljunum
genitive	hnéskeljar	hnéskeljarinnar	hnéskelja	hnéskeljanna

Derived terms

• tvískipt hnéskel (patella biparta)
• hnéskeljarband (patellar ligament, ligamentum patellae)
• hnéskeljarsin (patellar tendon)

See also

• hnékippur (patellar reflex, knee jerk)
• hnéréttiskippir (patellar clonus)
• hnésbót (popliteal fossa)
• hnéviðbragð (patellar reflex, knee jerk)
• ofanskeljar- (suprapatellar, epipatellar)
• ofanskeljarviðbragð (suprapatellar reflex, epipatellar reflex)
• olnbogaskel (patella cubiti)