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Tzirfgelenk

English translation: Tzirf joint


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German term or phrase:Tzirfgelenk
English translation:Tzirf joint
Entered by: Trudy Peters
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19:04 Feb 6, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / drawings, human anatomy(?)
German term or phrase: Tzirfgelenk
Title of a drawing by Hans Bellmer:
Kinder, die Frühling spielen (Konstruktion mit Tzirfgelenken)

Can't find anything on Tzirf. It may be a typo, but for what? My best guess from reading about Bellmer would be 'articulated joints', but I really have no idea.

Can anyone help?

TIA
Trudy Peters
Local time: 21:57
Tzirf joint
Explanation:
I'm sure you've already seen this reference. Could it be a made-up word?
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Dan Cooper
Local time: 20:57
Grading comment
Well, I guess that's it! Learned something new again. I'll see if I can work this into a conversation :-)

Thanks to everybody!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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1 +4Tzirf jointDan Cooper


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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Tzirf joint


Explanation:
I'm sure you've already seen this reference. Could it be a made-up word?


    Reference: http://www.bridgemanart.com/image/Bellmer-Hans-1902-75/Child...
Dan Cooper
Local time: 20:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Well, I guess that's it! Learned something new again. I'll see if I can work this into a conversation :-)

Thanks to everybody!
Notes to answerer
Asker: For some reason, I did not get this site when I googled, with or without gelenk. Thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: http://tiny.cc/1tf82
33 mins
neutral  Lonnie Legg: Yes, it could (see Bernd's post). But, oddly, unlike Johanna's, your link doesn't work (at least at 22:30, Feb 6, 2011).
2 hrs
  -> Sorry, it looks like I accidentally cut off the last part when pasting. Same as Johanna's though. I think Bernd is right: 'Fritz' spelled backwards, but with the first two letters reversed to make it pronouncible.
agree  Helen Shiner
4 hrs
agree  Ramey Rieger
15 hrs
agree  Coqueiro
17 hrs
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Feb 8, 2011 - Changes made by Trudy Peters:
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