gengiva

Italian

Alternative forms

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)

Anagrams

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

gengiva f (plural gengivas)

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

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