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 (feminine)

	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