ental
English
Etymology
ent- + -al
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛntəl
Adjective
ental (comparative more ental, superlative most ental)
- (anatomy) Relating to, or situated near, central or deep parts; inner.
- 1881, Burt Green Wilder, A Guide to the Practical Work in Elementary Anatomy Etc.
- Each pleura is seen to be a closed sack, which lines the corresponding side of the thorax to form the ectal or parietal lamina, and is reflected upon the viscera to form the ental or visceral lamina
- 1881, Burt Green Wilder, A Guide to the Practical Work in Elementary Anatomy Etc.
Antonyms
- ectal
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for ental in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Anagrams
- Antle, laten, leant
Danish
Etymology
en (“one”) + tal (“number”)
Noun
ental
- (grammar) singular
Synonyms
- singularis
Antonyms
- flertal, pluralis
Swedish
Noun
ental n
- (colloquial, linguistics) singular
- (mathematics) unit digit
Declension
Declension of ental | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ental | entalet | ental | entalen |
Genitive | entals | entalets | entals | entalens |
Synonyms
- (singular): singular, singularis
- (unit digit): entalssiffra
Anagrams
- laten, talen