legkaka

Icelandic

Etymology

From leg (“uterus”) +‎ kaka (“cake”), calquing the Latin medical term placenta (“cake”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛɣˌkʰaːka/

Noun

legkaka f (genitive singular legköku, nominative plural legkökur)

  1. placenta

Declension
declension of legkaka
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative legkaka legkakan legkökur legkökurnar
accusative legköku legkökuna legkökur legkökurnar
dative legköku legkökunni legkökum legkökunum
genitive legköku legkökunnar legkaka/legkakna legkakanna/legkaknanna

Synonyms
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