sprânceană

Romanian

Alternative forms
  • sprinceană

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *supercenna, from *supergenna, formed from a confusion of Latin supercilia and gena (whence came Romanian geană), or from supercilia with influence from geană in early Romanian or Proto-Romanian, analogous to the original Latin deriving from super (“above”) + cilia (“eyelash”). Compare Spanish sobreceño. The Romanian word (as well as the Aromanian equivalent sprindzeanã) developed a nasal infix, similarly to Portuguese sobrancelha, Romansh survantscheglia. Cf. also sufruncea[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sprɨnˈtʃjænə]

Noun

sprânceană f (plural sprâncene)

  1. eyebrow

Declension
declension of sprânceană
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) sprânceană sprânceana (niște) sprâncene sprâncenele
genitive/dative (unei) sprâncene sprâncenei (unor) sprâncene sprâncenelor
vocative sprânceană, sprânceano sprâncenelor

References
  1. Romanian Explanatory Dictionary
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