ot-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ot"

English

Alternative forms

• oto-

Etymology

From ὠτ- (ōt-), the stem of the Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs, “ear”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: ōt, IPA^(key): /əʊt/
• Homophone: oat
• (US) enPR: ōt, IPA^(key): /oʊt/

Prefix

ot-

1. ear

Synonyms

• aur- (Latinate equivalent)

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with ot-

Related terms

• otoconial
• otoconium
• otocony

See also

• auriculo-

References

• “Oto-” listed on page 233 of volume VII (O, P) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1909]
    Oto-, before a vowel ot-, a. Gr. ὠτο-, combining form of οὖς, ὠτ- ear, an element of medical and other scientific words, the more important of which appear in their alphabetical places. [¶; 28 derived terms, viz. otocatarrh, otoconia, otokonies, otoconial, otoconite, otocrane, otocranial, otocranic, otocyst, otocystic, otodynia, otodynic, otography, otographical, otomorphology, otomycosis, otopathy, otopathic, otophone, otoplasty, otoplastic, otopyosis, otorrhœa, otorrhœal, otorrhoic, otosalpinx, otosteal, ototomy; ¶; 20 quots.: 1855, 1881, 1842, 1854, 1872, 1857, 1877, 1878, 1880, 1836–9, 1900, 1877, 1839, 1888, 1818–20, 1878, 1877, 1857, 1854, 1868]
• “oto-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
• “oto-, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [3rd ed., September 2004]

Anagrams

• T.O., TO, To, to, to-

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Aka-Bea

Prefix

ot-

1. prefix attached to words relating to the head or heart

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Basque

Prefix

ot-

1. Alternative form of o- (combining form of ogi (“bread”))

Usage notes

• Used when the following element of the compound starts with a vowel, /s̺/ or /s̻/.

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Maquiritari

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ot-]

Prefix

ot-

1. allomorph of öt- (detransitivizing prefix).