wisdom tooth en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈwɪzdəm ˈtuːθ/
Etymology
From wisdom + tooth, calque of Latin dēns sapientiae, which is itself a calque of Ancient Greek σωφρονιστῆρες (sōphronistêres, “prudent or self-controlled ones (i.e. teeth)”), because they arrive approximately when one has reached the age of prudence or wisdom. Compare also German Weisheitszahn (“wisdom tooth”), Danish visdomstand (“wisdom tooth”), Swedish visdomstand (“wisdom tooth”), Icelandic vísdómstönn (“wisdom tooth”), Dutch verstandskies (“wisdom tooth”, literally “intellect molar”), German Low German Verstandskuus (“wisdom tooth”, literally “wisdom molar”). Chinese 智齒 /智齿 (zhìchǐ), Russian зуб мудрости (zub mudrosti), Hebrew שן בינה (shen biná) and Finnish viisaudenhammas also mean “tooth of wisdom”.
Meanings
- One of the four (one upper and one lower on each side) rearmost molars in humans, which typically develop between ages 18-24.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wisdom teeth | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (106)
mg faravazana (rearmost molar in humans) · es muela del juicio (rearmost molar in humans) · kmr didanê aqilî (rearmost molar in humans) · cy dant gofid (rearmost molar in humans) · ko 사랑니 (rearmost molar in humans) · is geirjaxl (rearmost molar in humans) · ga fiacail forais (rearmost molar in humans) · ro molar de minte (rearmost molar in humans) · dsb slězny crjonak (rearmost molar in humans) · yi חכמה־צאָן (rearmost molar in humans) · uz aql tishi (rearmost molar in humans) · hi अक़्ल-दाढ़ (rearmost molar in humans) · tpw agûeapopy (rearmost molar in humans) · mk у́мник (rearmost molar in humans) · fi viisaudenhammas (rearmost molar in humans) · arz ضرس العقل (rearmost molar in humans) · pl ósemka (rearmost molar in humans) · ta ஞானப்பல் (rearmost molar in humans) · sah билир тиис (rearmost molar in humans) · be зуб му́драсці (rearmost molar in humans) · tr akıl dişi (rearmost molar in humans) · nrf dent d'sagesse (rearmost molar in humans) · my အံဆုံး (rearmost molar in humans) · ja 親知らず (rearmost molar in humans) · id gigi bungsu (rearmost molar in humans) · is endajaxl (rearmost molar in humans) · ug ئەقىل چىش (rearmost molar in humans) · tl ngipin ng karunungan (rearmost molar in humans) · es cordal (rearmost molar in humans) · nan-hbl 智齒 /智齿 (rearmost molar in humans) · ka სიბრძნის კბილი (rearmost molar in humans) · ota عقل دیشی (rearmost molar in humans) · sl modrostni zob (rearmost molar in humans) · es muela cordal (rearmost molar in humans) · nl verstandskies (rearmost molar in humans) · no visdomstann (rearmost molar in humans) · sq dhëmb i pjekurisë (rearmost molar in humans) · gl moa do siso (rearmost molar in humans) · sh ȗmnjāk (rearmost molar in humans) · sv visdomstand (rearmost molar in humans) · gl moa do xuízo (rearmost molar in humans) · kmr diranê jîrî (rearmost molar in humans) · tl bagang-bait (rearmost molar in humans) · cs moudrák (rearmost molar in humans) · ceb pamuok (rearmost molar in humans) · cs zub moudrosti (rearmost molar in humans) · mi niho pū (rearmost molar in humans) · pt siso (rearmost molar in humans) · tr akıldişi (rearmost molar in humans) · kk ақыл тіс (rearmost molar in humans) · el σωφρονιστήρας (rearmost molar in humans) · nan-hbl 後齻 /后𱌺 (rearmost molar in humans) · eo saĝodento (rearmost molar in humans) · km ថ្គាមទាល់ (rearmost molar in humans) · hy իմաստության ատամ (rearmost molar in humans) · ti ኩርምቲ ሓይሊ (rearmost molar in humans) · pdt Weisheitstän (rearmost molar in humans) · de Weisheitszahn (rearmost molar in humans) · ko 지치 (rearmost molar in humans) · rsk розумов зуб (rearmost molar in humans) · sh у̑мња̄к (rearmost molar in humans) · uk зуб му́дрості (rearmost molar in humans) · th ฟันกรามซี่สุดท้าย (rearmost molar in humans) · grc σωφρονιστήρ (rearmost molar in humans) · nl wijsheidstand (rearmost molar in humans) · lt protinis dantis (rearmost molar in humans) · it dente del giudizio (rearmost molar in humans) · ml വിവേകദന്തങ്ങൾ (rearmost molar in humans) · hu bölcsességfog (rearmost molar in humans) · yue 智慧齒 /智慧齿 (rearmost molar in humans) · ru зуб му́дрости (rearmost molar in humans) · is vísdómstönn (rearmost molar in humans) · lad muela de sehel (rearmost molar in humans) · he שֵׁן בִּינָה (rearmost molar in humans) · bn আক্কেল দাঁত (rearmost molar in humans) · pl ząb mądrości (rearmost molar in humans) · sk zub múdrosti (rearmost molar in humans) · ca queixal del seny (rearmost molar in humans) · am የጥበብ ጥርስ (rearmost molar in humans) · ar ضِرْس اَلْعَقْل (rearmost molar in humans) · et tarkusehammas (rearmost molar in humans) · ms gigi bongsu (rearmost molar in humans) · la dēns sapientiae (rearmost molar in humans) · da visdomstand (rearmost molar in humans) · fa دندان عقل (rearmost molar in humans) · syl ꠀꠇꠟꠖꠣꠔ (rearmost molar in humans) · tr yirmilik diş (rearmost molar in humans) · ro măsea de minte (rearmost molar in humans) · pt dente do juízo (rearmost molar in humans) · km ក្រាមទាល់ (rearmost molar in humans) · lv gudrības zobs (rearmost molar in humans) · az ağıl dişi (rearmost molar in humans) · bg мъдре́ц (rearmost molar in humans) · ab а́ахаԥыц (rearmost molar in humans) · vi răng khôn (rearmost molar in humans) · pt dente do siso (rearmost molar in humans) · fo vísdómsjakslur (rearmost molar in humans) · dv އެންމެ އެތެރެ ކޮލުދަތް (rearmost molar in humans) · ht dan sajès (rearmost molar in humans) · el φρονιμίτης (rearmost molar in humans) · fr dent de sagesse (rearmost molar in humans) · cmn 智齒 /智齿 (rearmost molar in humans) · cmn 智牙 (rearmost molar in humans) · cy dant helbul (rearmost molar in humans) · io dento di sajeso (rearmost molar in humans) · mt darsa tal-għaqal (rearmost molar in humans)