geană

Romanian

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *genna, from Latin gena, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“chin, jaw, cheek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒe̯anə]

Noun

geană f (plural gene)

1. eyelash
2. (archaic) eyelid

Declension

Declension of geană

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) geană	geana	(niște) geane	geanele
genitive/dative	(unei) geane	geanei	(unor) geane	geanelor
vocative	geană, geano		geanelor

Synonyms

• (eyelid): pleoapă

Related terms

• sprânceană