meyjarhaft

Icelandic

Etymology

From mær (“a poetic term for maiden”) +‎ haft (“frenulum; a hold, a restriction”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeiːjarˌhaft/

Noun

meyjarhaft n (genitive singular meyjarhafts, nominative plural meyjarhöft)

  1. (anatomy) hymen

Declension
declension of meyjarhaft
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative meyjarhaft meyjarhaftið meyjarhöft meyjarhöftin
accusative meyjarhaft meyjarhaftið meyjarhöft meyjarhöftin
dative meyjarhafti meyjarhaftinu meyjarhöftum meyjarhöftunum
genitive meyjarhafts meyjarhaftsins meyjarhafta meyjarhaftanna

Synonyms
  • (hymen): meydómsmerki

Derived terms
  • oplaust meyjarhaft (imperforate hymen, hymen imperforatus)
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