gena

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (declension-1, feminine) cheek
2. (declension-1, feminine) eye socket
3. (declension-1, feminine, rare) eye or eyelid

Sinonieme

bucca

Vertalings

galta

cheek

joue

guancia

wang

bochecha

Wange

Backe

mejilla

μάγουλο

gep

alek

خد

gota

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈɡɛ.na]

Etimologie (Engels)

From Proto-Italic *genā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu-, *ǵénus (“chin, jaw, cheek”). The declension was most likely changed to avoid confusion with genus.
Cognates include Ancient Greek γένυς (génus), Sanskrit हनु (hánu), Persian چانه (čâne), Tocharian A śanweṃ, Old Armenian ծնաւտ (cnawt), Lithuanian žandas, Welsh gen, and Old English ċinn (English chin).