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.

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

Related terms

• geană