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
sorturák f (genitive singular sorturákar, nominative plural sorturákir)
- (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) fig.
See also
- hvítalína
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