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fenestrate en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fenestrātus, perfect passive participle of fenestrō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from fenestra (“window”).

Meanings

  1. fenestrated
  2. Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated.
    • fenestrate fronds
    • fenestrate membranes
  3. Having transparent spots, like the wings of certain butterflies.

Forms

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most fenestrate Degree=Sup lexicographic
more fenestrate Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

nonfenestrate

fenestrate en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fenestrātus, perfect passive participle of fenestrō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from fenestra (“window”).

Meanings

  1. To cut an opening into.

Forms

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fenestrates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
fenestrating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fenestrated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fenestrated Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

fenestration

Translations (3)

fi fenestroida (surgery: to cut an opening into) · pl okienkować (surgery: to cut an opening into) · fi tehdä aukko (surgery: to cut an opening into)

fenestrate en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Back-formation from Fenestrata, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. Any extinct bryozoan in the order Fenestrida (also known as Fenestrata).

Forms

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fenestrates Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

fenestrid