Bostknaken in Low German

Pronunciation: /bɔstknɔːkn̩/

noun

Syllabication: Bost·kna·ken

Plural: Bostknakens m de Bostknaken

[1]

advanced vocabulary

anatomy

Low Saxon:

Knaken, de in de Mitt von de Bost sitt

English:

sternum

breastbone

Dutch:

borstbeen

German:

Brustbein

Examples:

He hett mi önnig een vör ’n Bostknaken geven.

image illustrating the submeaning

Anatomography, CC BY-SA 2.1 jp

Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: Bost + Knaken

Plattmakers is a Low German dictionary that also provides translations in several languages. Get more infos.