-odontia
English
Etymology
Formed from the suffixation of ὀδόντ- (odónt-), the stem of the Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”), with the English suffix -ia; compare the Latin -odontia and the French -odontie.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ədŏnʹtĭə, ōdŏnʹtĭə, IPA(key): /əˈdɒntɪə/, /əʊˈdɒntɪə/
- (General American) enPR: ədŏnʹshə, ədŏnʹchə, ədŏnʹshiə, ədŏnʹchiə, IPA(key): /əˈdɑnʃə/, /əˈdɑnt͡ʃə/, /əˈdɑnʃi.ə/, /əˈdɑnt͡ʃi.ə/
- Hyphenation: -o‧dont‧ia
Suffix
-odontia
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -odontia
References
- “-odontia, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (3rd edition, March 2004)
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