English Explanatory Dictionary

apicodental

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Made with the apex of the tongue touching the upper front of the teeth, as in apicodental stop.
noun
  1. A apicodental sound.

Word forms

apicodental apicodentals

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-der. Proto-Italic *apeks Latin apex New Latinder. English apico- Middle French dentalbor. Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin dentālisbor. English dental English apicodental From apico- + dental.

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