The Dutch word for leg is
been
Translations for leg and their definitions
| been | |
| 1. n. (anatomy) leg, limb of a person, horse (other animals have poten) and certain objects (again many have poten) | |
| De benen van een passer. — The legs of a pair of compasses. | |
| 2. n. (mathematics) side, leg | |
| De benen van een hoek. — The sides of an angle. | |
| 3. n. bone, constituent part of a skeleton. | |
| 4. n. bone, the chalky material bones are made of | |
| 5. v. first-person singular present indicative of benen | |
| 6. v. imperative of benen |
| poot | |
| 1. n. (anatomy) limb (arm or leg) of an animal (sometimes human) | |
| Spinnen hebben acht poten. Spiders have eight legs. | |
| 2. n. (slang) leg or foot | |
| Geen poot hebben om op te staan. Not having a leg to stand on. | |
| 3. n. (slang) hand | |
| Blijf met je poten van me af! Keep your hands off me! | |
| 4. n. leg of an object, e.g. furniture | |
| Een kruk met drie poten. A stool with three legs. | |
| 5. n. (vulgar derogatory) homosexual | |
| 6. v. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of poten | |
| 7. v. imperative of poten |
| scheen | |
| 1. n. shin | |
| 2. v. singular past indicative of schijnen |
| scheenbeen | |
| 1. n. (anatomy) tibia (bone of the leg) | |
| 2. n. (by extension)? shin, the front of a vertebrate leg beneath the knee |
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