sugunääre

Estonian

Etymology

From sugu + nääre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuɡ̊uˌnæˑre/, [ˈsuɡ̊uˌnæˑre̞]
  • Rhymes: -æˑre
  • Hyphenation: su‧gu‧nää‧re

Noun

sugunääre (genitive sugunäärme, partitive sugunääret)

  1. gonad (sex gland such as a testicle or ovary)
    Synonym: gonaad

Declension

Further reading

  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), sugunääre”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
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