-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
- (UK) enPR: ədŏnʹtĭə, ōdŏnʹtĭə, IPA(key): /əˈdɒntɪə/, /əʊˈdɒntɪə/
- (US) enPR: ədŏnʹshə, ədŏnʹchə, ədŏnʹshiə, ədŏnʹchiə, IPA(key): /əˈdɑnʃə/, /əˈdɑnt͡ʃə/, /əˈdɑnʃi.ə/, /əˈdɑnt͡ʃi.ə/
Suffix
-odontia
- (dentistry and medicine):
- (forms nouns) branch of dentistry
- (forms nouns) condition of the teeth
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_suffixed_with_-odontia' title='Category:English words suffixed with -odontia'>English words suffixed with -odontia</a>
References
- “-odontia, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (3rd edition, March 2004)