incisor

/ˌɪnˈsaɪzə/in-SIGH-zur

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/ˌɪnˈsaɪzɚ/in-SIGH-zur

Meaningone that cuts

Common meaning: a front cutting tooth

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inciscut intoSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 287 · scan
oragent ending: the doer, or the device that does it

Journey through time

Latinincisus‘cut into’source
Frenchinciser‘cut into’source
Englishincise‘make a cut into a surface’
Englishformed in English from inciseincisor‘a front cutting tooth’ · 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

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US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from incise + -or.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), INCISE, p.287 · scan

Source words

incisus Latin · source word “cut into”

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