dénte

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: dente and denté

Ligurian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin dentem, accusative of dēns, from Proto-Italic *dents, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts, *h₃dónts.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dénte m (plural dénti, diminutive dentìn)

  1. (anatomy) tooth
  2. (by extension) prong, tine (of a fork)

Derived terms[edit]

Venetian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin dēns, dentem. Compare Italian dente.

Noun[edit]

dénte m (plural dinti)

  1. tooth
  2. cog, prong