vȱntsa

Livonian

Etymology

Possible borrowing from Germanic *anþja- (*anþiją). Compare Icelandic enni (forehead).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɤːntsɑ/

Noun

vȱntsa

  1. (anatomy) forehead

Declension

References

  1. otsmik in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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