ceace

See also: CEACE

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kekǭ (“cheek”), from Proto-Indo-European *geyew-, *gyēw- (“to chew”). Cognate with Old Norse kók (“gullet, jaw”), Middle Low German kake (“chin, jaw, cheek”), Albanian kokë (“head”). More at cheek, chew.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæːɑ̯ke/

Noun

ċēace f

  1. jaw; jawbone
  2. cheek

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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