gengiva

Italian

Alternative forms

• gingiva, gengia, gingia (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin gingīva, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒenˈd͡ʒi.va/
• Rhymes: -iva
• Hyphenation: gen‧gì‧va

Noun

gengiva f (plural gengive)

1. (anatomy) gum, gingiva (flesh around teeth)

Related terms

• gengivale
• gengivite

Anagrams

• vaneggi

Portuguese

gengiva

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gengiva, from Latin gingīva, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒẽˈʒi.vɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒẽˈʒi.vɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒẽˈʒi.va/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒẽˈʒi.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒẽˈʒi.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒẽˈʒi.bɐ/ [ʒẽˈʒi.βɐ]

• Rhymes: -ivɐ
• Hyphenation: gen‧gi‧va

Noun

gengiva f (plural gengivas)

1. (anatomy) gum, gingiva (flesh around teeth)

Related terms

• gengival
• gengivite