incisor
English
editEtymology
editBorrowing from New Latin incīsor, from incīdō (“to cut into, cut through”) + -tor (“-er, -or”, agent noun suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɪnˈsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪzə(ɹ)
Noun
editincisor (plural incisors)
- (anatomy, zootomy) A narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth of mammals, between the canines and adapted for cutting; in humans there are four in each jaw.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editnarrow-edged tooth
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References
edit- “incisor”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “incisor”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom incīdō (“to cut into, cut through”) + -tor (“-er, -or”, agent noun suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪŋˈkiː.sɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [in̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.s̬or]
Noun
editincīsor m (genitive incīsōris); third declension (New Latin)
Inflection
editThird-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
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nominative | incīsor | incīsōrēs |
genitive | incīsōris | incīsōrum |
dative | incīsōrī | incīsōribus |
accusative | incīsōrem | incīsōrēs |
ablative | incīsōre | incīsōribus |
vocative | incīsor | incīsōrēs |
Descendants
edit- → English: incisor
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