Definition
Plural of gingiva, the medical term for the gum tissues in the mouth.
Etymology
Latin plural of 'gingiva.' Medical professionals and anatomists use the Latin plural form in professional contexts.
Kelly Says
Medical terminology preserved the Latin plural 'gingivae' because doctors trained in the classical tradition wanted their language to sound authoritative and unchanging—it's why we say 'vertebrae' not 'vertebras' even though both are technically correct now.
Translations
BNবাংলা
দন্তমুখ
dan-tomukh
CACatalà
gengives
jen-ji-ves
DADansk
tandkødet
tand-kø-det
DEDeutsch
Zahnfleisch
tsahn-fleisch
ELΕλληνικά
Εντομο
en-to-mo
ESEspañol
encía
en-thee-a
FRFrançais
gencive
zhin-siv
HEעברית
חניכיים
h-ni-k-yim
IDBahasa Indonesia
gusi
goo-si
ITItaliano
gengive
jen-ji-ve
MSBahasa Melayu
gusi
goo-si
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်မီး
kya-u-mee
NLNederlands
tandvlees
tand-vlees
NONorsk
tannkjøtt
tan-n-kjøtt
PLPolski
dziąseł
dz-yase-ł
PTPortuguês
gengiva
jen-ji-va
RORomână
gingiiva
jin-ji-va
SVSvenska
tandkött
tand-kott
SWKiswahili
mfupa ya meno
mfu-pa ya me-no
TRTürkçe
diş eti
dish eh-ti