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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGlied
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡliːt
"Er hat sich ein Glied beim Fußballspielen gebrochen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A limb is an arm or leg of a person or animal.
"He broke his limb while playing football." - 2
A large branch of a tree.
"The bird perched on a limb of the oak tree."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'limb' originates from the Old English 'lim', which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*limaz' and the Proto-Indo-European root '*leim-', meaning 'to be soft or pliable'. Over time, the term evolved to refer specifically to the appendages of the body, such as arms and legs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Limb" is said worldwide
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membre
Transliteration: mɑ̃bʁ
"Il a cassé un membre en jouant au football."
Glied
Transliteration: ɡliːt
"Er hat sich ein Glied beim Fußballspielen gebrochen."
arto
Transliteration: ˈarto
"Si è rotto un arto giocando a calcio."
miembro
Transliteration: ˈmjembɾo
"Se rompió un miembro jugando al fútbol."
membro
Transliteration: ˈmẽbɾu
"Ele quebrou um membro jogando futebol."
अंग
Transliteration: aṅg
"उसने फुटबॉल खेलते समय एक अंग तोड़ लिया।"
肢体
Transliteration: zhītǐ
"他在踢足球时摔断了肢体。"
사지
Transliteration: saji
"그는 축구를 하다가 사지를 다쳤다."
肢
Transliteration: shi
"彼はサッカーをしているときに肢を骨折した。"
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