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
    Synonym: fylgja

Declension

Declension of legkaka (feminine, based on kaka)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative legkaka legkakan legkökur legkökurnar
accusative legköku legkökuna legkökur legkökurnar
dative legköku legkökunni legkökum legkökunum
genitive legköku legkökunnar legkakna, legkaka legkaknanna, legkakanna
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