dentist
/ˈdentəst/DEN-tuhst
/ˈdɛntəst/DEN-tuhst
Meaningone who deals with teeth
Common meaning: a doctor who looks after teeth
- denta toothLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 546 · scan
- ista person who does or follows
Journey through time
- Latindens‘a tooth’source
- Englishdentist‘a doctor who looks after teeth’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin dēns ‘a tooth’.
Roots
- dēns, dentis Latin “a tooth”
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