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

• (placenta): fylgja