tibia

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone
 * 2)  The second segment from the end of an insect's leg, between the femur and tarsus.
 * 3)  The third segment from the end of an arachnid's leg, between the patella and metatarsus.
 * 4) A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.

Translations

 * German: Tibia

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) shin, shinbone

Etymology
. Compare the inherited doublet.

Noun

 * 1) shin
 * 2) tibia, shinbone

Etymology
Attested since 1409. .

Noun

 * , shinbone
 * 1)  shin

Etymology
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Noun

 * , shinbone
 * 1)  an early wind instrument

Etymology
Meaning may have evolved from "stalk, reed pipe" to shinbone, the latter being used by Pliny and later authors; flutes were originally made from shinbones. Possibly connected to 🇨🇬, the irregular forms suggesting a non-Indo-European loan or source, perhaps in *twi-. There are no solid IE cognates outside of the Greek word.

Noun

 * 1)  the large shin bone, tibia; leg
 * 2)  a pipe, flute (originally of bone)

Descendants

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Etymology
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Noun

 * , shinbone

Etymology 1
From.

Etymology 2
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Noun

 * , shinbone