gomurys

Lithuanian

Alternative forms

  • gomerė̃, gomuris

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (to yawn, gape).[1] Related to Proto-Germanic *gōmô, *gaumô (English gum, German Gaumen, Icelandic gómur).

Noun

gomurỹs m stress pattern 3a[2]

  1. (anatomy) palate
    kietasis gomurys the hard palate
    minkštasis gomurys the soft palate

Declension

See also

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  2. Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.