orthodontie
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Orthodontie or French orthodontie.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
orthodontie f (uncountable)
- (dentistry) orthodontics, orthodontia [from early 20th c.]
French edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + ὀδούς, ὀδόντος (odoús, odóntos, “tooth”) + -ie.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
orthodontie f (plural orthodonties)
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Further reading edit
- “orthodontie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.