heiladingull

Icelandic

Etymology

From heili (“brain”) +‎ dingull (“pituitary gland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheiːlaˌtiŋkʏtl/

Noun

heiladingull m (genitive singular heiladinguls, nominative plural heiladinglar)

1. (neuroanatomy) the pituitary gland, the pituitary body, the hypophysis

   Synonym: dingull

Declension

Declension of heiladingull (masculine, based on dingull)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	heiladingull	heiladingullinn	heiladinglar	heiladinglarnir
accusative	heiladingul	heiladingulinn	heiladingla	heiladinglana
dative	heiladingli	heiladinglinum	heiladinglum	heiladinglunum
genitive	heiladinguls	heiladingulsins	heiladingla	heiladinglanna