GENUA, genua
Sounds Like: GEH-noo-ah
Translations: knees
From the root: GENU
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the knees, the joint connecting the thigh and the lower leg. It is the plural form of the neuter noun 'genu'. It can be used in contexts describing kneeling, bowing, or any action involving the knees.
Inflection: Plural, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative or Vocative
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, GENU.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- GENU — knee, a knee
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