English search results for: Shin

#1

noun

  • declension: 3rd declension
  • gender: neuter

Definitions:

  1. leg
  2. main stem of shrub, stock
  3. shank
  4. shin
  5. upright support of a bridge
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: Biological, Medical, Body Parts
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#2

adjective

Definitions:

  1. belonging to the legs (L+S)
  2. of the shin
  3. [fasciae ~ => puttees/leggings]
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#3

noun

  • declension: undeclined

Definitions:

  1. (21st letter of Hebrew alphabet)
  2. (transliterate as S and SH)
  3. sin, shin
  • Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
  • Area: Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
  • Geography: Near East
  • Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
  • Source: William Whitaker’s personal guess