noun#2,567 by frequency
der Knochen
[ˈknɔχn̩]
bone
- genitive
- des Knochens
- plural
- die Knochen
Meanings
- 1
bone
Tom ist nur Haut und Knochen.
Tom is all skin and bones.
Tatoeba · mhr · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich war nur noch Haut und Knochen.
I wasted away to skin and bone.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
backbreaking, demandingrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derKnochen | dieKnochen |
| accusative | denKnochen | dieKnochen |
| dative | demKnochen | denKnochen |
| genitive | desKnochens | derKnochen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.