frenulum
/fˈɹenjələm/FREN-yuh-luhm
/fˈɹɛnjələm/FREN-yuh-luhm
Meaninga little bridle
Common meaning: a small fold of tissue that restrains
- frena bridle, bitLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 779 · scan
- ulumnoun ending: a thing for
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
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin frēnum ‘a bridle, bit’.
Roots
- frēnum, -ī Latin “a bridle, bit”
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