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dentalize en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin dentālisder. Middle French dentalbor. ▲ Late Latin dentālisbor. English dental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English dentalize From dental + -ize.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make (a speech sound) dental.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dentalizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
dentalized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dentalized Tense=Past lexicographic
dentalizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic