instep

See also: in step

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ step.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnˌstɛp/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

instep (plural insteps)

1. (anatomy) The arched part of the top of the foot between the toes and the ankle.
2. A section of any footwear covering that part of the foot.
3. In horses, the hind leg from the ham to the pastern joint.

Derived terms

• instep borer
• instepped

Translations

top of the foot between the toes and the ankle

Albanian: qafëz (sq) f Catalan: empenya (ca) f Czech: nárt (cs) m Dutch: wreef (nl) f Esperanto: instepo Estonian: pöid Finnish: jalkapöytä (fi) French: cou-de-pied (fr) m Galician: empeña (gl) f German: [1] Spann (de) m, Fußrücken m, Rist (de) m, Fußspann m Greek: κουντεπιέ (el) n (kountepié) Hungarian: rüszt (hu) Icelandic: rist f Irish: trácht m Japanese: 足の甲 (ashi no kō) Kikuyu: rũnyarĩrĩ class 11 Korean: 발등 (ko) (baldeung) Latin: metatarsus Limburgish: wreef (li) m Maori: kapu (on the underside of the foot) Norwegian: Bokmål: vrist m Polish: podbicie n Portuguese: peito do pé (pt) m Quechua: kancha Russian: подъём (ru) m (podʺjóm) Slovak: priehlavok (sk) m Spanish: empeine (es) Ukrainian: підйо́м m (pidjóm) Vietnamese: mu bàn chân West Frisian: krop n

See also

• metatarsus

Anagrams

• T-spine, nepits, pinest, septin, spinet, step in, step-in