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Etymology 1

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Equivalent to alen (ell) +‎ bue (bow). From Old Norse al(n)bogi, ǫl(n)bogi, from Proto-Germanic *alinabugô, cognate with Swedish armbåge, English elbow, German Ellbogen.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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albue c (singular definite albuen, plural indefinite albuer)

  1. elbow
Declension
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From the noun.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈalˌb̥uːə], [ˈalˌb̥uˀə]

Verb

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albue (past tense albuede, past participle albuet)

  1. elbow
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse albogi, alnbogi, ǫlbogi, ǫlnbogi, a compound of ǫln, alin (ell), from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (elbow) and bogi (bow).

Noun

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albue m (definite singular albuen, indefinite plural albuer, definite plural albuene)

  1. an elbow

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Derived terms

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Verb

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albue (imperative albu, present tense albuer, passive albues, simple past and past participle albua or albuet, present participle albuende)

  1. (reflexive) to elbow (e.g. use one's elbows to push one's way through a crowd)

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