How do you pronounce geniculate?

The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒəˈnɪk.jəˌleɪt/.

geniculate

/d͡ʒəˈnɪk.jəˌleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: genic-u-late
IPA: /d͡ʒəˈnɪk.jəˌleɪt/

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Meaning

adj

Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee.

adj

Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle.

adj

Relating to a geniculate nucleus.

verb

To form joints or knots on.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal"
"a ferulaceous caul, of two Cubits heighth, geniculated, and hard"

Etymology

PIE word *ǵónu Learned borrowing from Latin geniculātus (“with bended knee”), from geniculum (“little knee”) + -ātus (participial adjective-forming suffix), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: geniculātus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /d͡ʒəˈnɪk.jəˌleɪt/
British English: /dʒɪˈnɪk.jʊ.leɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

geniculates (present, singular) geniculating (participle, present) geniculated (participle, past) geniculated (past)

Derived Forms

colliculogeniculate colliculosuprageniculate corticogeniculate extrageniculate geniculately infrageniculate intergeniculate intrageniculate parabigeminogeniculate perigeniculate postgeniculate pregeniculate

Phrases

geniculate ganglion geniculate nucleus geniculo- lateral geniculate nucleus medial geniculate nucleus

Frequently Paired Words

lateral geniculate nucleus medial geniculate nucleus genuflect

Rhymes With

articulate particulate matriculate reticulate denticulate paniculate fasciculate vermiculate aciculate orbiculate auriculate apiculate