LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

gingīva

gingīva f (genitive gingīvae)
Classical[ɡɪŋˈɡiː.wa]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒin̠ʲˈd͡ʒiː.va]

Meaning

  1. gum (in which the teeth are set)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegingīvagingīvae
genitivegingīvaegingīvārum
dativegingīvaegingīvīs
accusativegingīvamgingīvās
ablativegingīvāgingīvīs
vocativegingīvagingīvae

gĭngīva, ae, f.,
I. a gum: inter dentem et gingivam, Cels. 6, 13; cf. Cat. 39, 19; so in sing., Plin. 30, 3, 8, § 26; Juv. 10, 200.— In plur., Cels. 6, 13; 7, 12; 2, 1; 2, 7 et saep.; Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 37; 30, 3, 8, § 24; Cat. 97, 6.

Origins

Unknown. * Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁- (compare English chew, Tocharian B śuwaṃ (“eat”), Polish żuć (“to chew”), Persian جویدن (javidan), Pashto ژول (žovạl, “to bite, gnaw”)).

Descendants
  • Catalangeniva
  • Englishgingiva
  • Frenchgencive
  • Italiangengiva
  • Occitangengiva
  • Portuguesegengiva
  • Romaniangingie
  • Sardinianghinghía
  • Sardiniansénsia
  • Sardinianbenzía

Quick answers

What does gingīva mean in Latin?
gingīva, a noun, means “gum (in which the teeth are set)”.
What is the genitive of gingīva?
The genitive singular is gingīvae. gingīva is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce gingīva?
In classical Latin, [ɡɪŋˈɡiː.wa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒin̠ʲˈd͡ʒiː.va].