guaina
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin vāgīna (with change of /w/ to /ɡw/ influenced by Germanic). Compare French gaine, Spanish vaina, Portuguese bainha. Doublet of vagina.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈɡwaj.na/, (traditional, careful style) /ɡwaˈi.na/[1]
- Rhymes: -ajna, (traditional, careful style) -ina
- Hyphenation: guài‧na, (traditional, careful style) gua‧ì‧na
Noun edit
guaina f (plural guaine)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ guaina in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)