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Vorderbein

German, noun[ˈfɔʁdɐˌbaɪ̯n]

Vorderbein is a German neuter noun meaning “foreleg” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “bei Tieren mit vier oder mehr Beinen eine der vorderen Gliedmaßen”.

What does Vorderbein mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuterforeleg

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. bei Tieren mit vier oder mehr Beinen eine der vorderen Gliedmaßen

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Vorderbein

  • Vorderbeines genitive
  • Vorderbeins genitive
  • Vorderbeine plural
  • Vorderbeinchen diminutive neuter
  • Vorderbeinen dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Vorderbein?

  • [ˈfɔʁdɐˌbaɪ̯n]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Vorderbein

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Vorderbein in German?

Vorderbein appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).