sorturák

Icelandic

Etymology

From sortu- (“black”) +‎ rák (“a streak, a strike”) where sortu (“of or pertaining to the colour black”) is the genitive of sorta (“a black colour, a black dye”).

Noun

Declension of sorturák (feminine, based on rák)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sorturák sorturákin sorturákir sorturákirnar
accusative sorturák sorturákina sorturákir sorturákirnar
dative sorturák sorturákinni sorturákum sorturákunum
genitive sorturákar sorturákarinnar sorturáka sorturákanna
  1. (anatomy) a linea nigra, (a dark vertical line about a centimeter in width that appears on the abdomen during about three quarters of all pregnancies)

Declension

sorturák f (genitive singular sorturákar, nominative plural sorturákir)

See also

  • hvítalína
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