tentacular en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /tɛnˈtækjuːlə(ɹ)/
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin tentō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Italic *-klom Latin -culum Latin tentāculum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin tentāculārisbor. English tentacular Borrowed from Latin tentāculāris. By surface analysis, tentacle + -ar.
Meanings
- Of, or pertaining to, tentacles.
- Resembling a tentacle or tentacles.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most tentacular | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more tentacular | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
extratentacular · intratentacular · unitentacular · intertentacular · subtentacular · juxtatentacular · multitentacular
Translations (8)
ro tentacular (resembling a tentacle or tentacles) · pl mackowaty (resembling a tentacle or tentacles) · cs chapadlový (resembling a tentacle or tentacles) · es tentacular (resembling a tentacle or tentacles) · fr tentaculaire (resembling a tentacle or tentacles) · oc tentacular (resembling a tentacle or tentacles) · la tentāculāris (resembling a tentacle or tentacles) · gl tentacular (resembling a tentacle or tentacles)