sorturák

Icelandic

Sorturák (“linea nigra”).

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)

1. (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)

See also

• hvítalína