balsene

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A term coined in the second half of the 18th century by Kaspars Biezbārdis from balss (voice) +‎ -ene.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

(file)

Noun[edit]

balsene f (5th declension)

  1. (anatomy) larynx (organ that houses the vocal cords)
    balsenes dobumslaryngeal cavity
    balsenes sienaslaryngeal wall
    balsenes iekaisumsinflammation of the larynx

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “balss”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN