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Old English · noun

ceacban

Normalised ċēacbān

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑːkˌbɑːn/
Syllables
ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑːk · ˌbɑːn (2 syllables)
Modern English
cheekbonejawbone

Meaning

  1. cheekbone

  2. jaw, jawbone

Declension

Declension of ceacban
SingularPlural
Nominative ċēacbānċēacbān
Accusative ċēacbānċēacbān
Genitive ċēacbānesċēacbāna
Dative ċēacbāneċēacbānum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kākabain (“cheekbone, jawbone”), equivalent to ċēac + bān. Cognate with Middle Dutch cakebeen (“jawbone”).

Descendants

cheekbone

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