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)
- 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
- (placenta): fylgja