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Old English · noun

ceace

Normalised ċēace

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑː.ke/
Syllables
ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑː · ke (2 syllables)
Modern English
cheekjawchokejawbone

Meaning

  1. jaw; jawbone

  2. cheek

Declension

Declension of ceace
SingularPlural
Nominative ċēaceċēacan
Accusative ċēacanċēacan
Genitive ċēacanċēacena
Dative ċēacanċēacum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kākā (“jaw, cheek”).

Descendants

cheek, choke

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