edental

English

Etymology

Coined by English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell in 1840, as both an adjective and noun.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɛntəl

Adjective

edental (not comparable)

  1. (zoology, obsolete) Synonym of edentate

Noun

edental (plural edentals)

  1. (zoology, obsolete) Synonym of edentate

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

From edenta +‎ -al.

Noun

edental n (plural edentali)

  1. toothless

Declension
Declension of edental
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) edental edentalul (niște) edentali edentalile
genitive/dative (unui) edental edentalului (unor) edentali edentalilor
vocative edentalule edentalilor

References
  • edental in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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