orthodontie

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Orthodontie or French orthodontie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɔr.toː.dɔnˈ(t)si/

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• Hyphenation: or‧tho‧don‧tie
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

orthodontie f (uncountable)

1. (dentistry) orthodontics, orthodontia [from early 20th c.]

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + ὀδούς, ὀδόντος (odoús, odóntos, “tooth”) + -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.tɔ.dɔ̃.si/

Noun

orthodontie f (plural orthodonties)

1. (surgery) orthodontics

Derived terms

• orthodontique
• orthodontiste

Related terms

• dentiste

Further reading

• “orthodontie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.