epitheel

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from New Latin epithēlium, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on, atop, epi-”) + θηλή (thēlḗ, “nipple”) + -ium (“aggregation”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌeː.piˈteːl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: epi‧theel
  • Rhymes: -eːl

Noun[edit]

epitheel n (plural epithelen)

  1. epithelium

Descendants[edit]

  • → Indonesian: èpitèl
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