incisor
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from New Latin incīsor, from incīdō (“to cut into, cut through”) + -tor (“-er, -or”, agent noun suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
incisor (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.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
narrow-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[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From incīdō (“to cut into, cut through”) + -tor (“-er, -or”, agent noun suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈkiː.sor/, [ɪŋˈkiːs̠ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /inˈt͡ʃi.sor/, [in̠ʲˈt͡ʃiːs̬or]
Noun[edit]
incīsor m (genitive incīsōris); third declension (New Latin)
Inflection[edit]
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
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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