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Dickbein

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German

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Etymology

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Formally from dick (“thick”) +‎ Bein (“bone, leg”). Probably an alteration by popular etymology of *Diechbein, from obsolete Diech (“thigh”) + Bein. The former from Middle High German diech, from Old High German dioh, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhą.

Noun

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Dickbein n (strong, genitive Dickbeines or Dickbeins, plural Dickbeine)

  1. (regional, chiefly specialist, agriculture) the thigh of a farm animal, especially a pig
  2. (obsolete) thigh (of a person or any creature)

Declension

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Declension of Dickbein [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Dickbein die Dickbeine
genitive eines des Dickbeines, Dickbeins der Dickbeine
dative einem dem Dickbein, Dickbeine1 den Dickbeinen
accusative ein das Dickbein die Dickbeine

1Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

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