Translations

9 languages
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By meaning 1
joint between foot and leg:
Русский
By meaning 1
joint between foot and leg:
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By meaning 1
joint between foot and leg:

Examples

251 sentences

  1. He sprained his ankle.

    Він вивихнув щиколотку. — deniko

    ruОн вывихнул лодыжку. — afyodor

    deEr hat sich den Knöchel verstaucht. — brauchinet

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  2. I slipped and twisted my ankle.

    ruЯ подскользнулась и вывихнула лодыжку. — Wezel

    deIch bin ausgerutscht und habe mir den Knöchel verdreht. — BraveSentry

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  3. Mary is wearing an ankle bracelet.

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Meaning

1 senses

  1. The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.

    Knöchel, Fußknöchel

    лоды́жкаlodýžka, щи́колоткаščíkolotka

    кі́сточкаkístočka, щи́колоткаščýkolotka

More definitions
  • a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

Origin

From Middle English ankel, ancle, ankyll, from Old English ancol (compare anclēow (“ankle”

From Middle English ankel, ancle, ankyll, from Old English ancol (compare anclēow (“ankle”) > Modern English anclef, ancliff, ancley), from Proto-West Germanic *ankul, from Proto-Germanic *ankulaz (“ankle”); akin to Icelandic ökkla, ökli, Danish and Swedish ankel, Dutch enkel, enklaauw, German Enkel, Old Norse akka, Old Frisian anckel, and perhaps Old High German encha, ancha (“thigh, shin”), from the Proto-Germanic *ankijǭ (“ankle, joint”).

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Forms

plural: ankles
Singularankle
Pluralankles

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus:ankle jointmortise jointarticulatio talocruralis

Word family

23 related words
Relatedanklet
Derivedankle-biterankleboneankle bootankle braceletankle-deepankle expressanklefulankle grazersankle-highanklelessanklelikeanklelockankle lockankle monitorankle ringankle slapperankle sockanklewarmeranklewearbrass ankleinterankleshow ankle

Collocations

3 patterns
  • sprained his ankle
  • sprained my ankle
  • hurt his ankle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
animusanionaniseaniseedankletannaannal

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