underbite

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

Proto-Indo-European *h₂én

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi

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Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí

Proto-Indo-European *-ér

Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér

Proto-Germanic *under

Proto-West Germanic *undar

Old English under-

Middle English under-

English under-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd-

Proto-Indo-European *-t

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydt

Proto-Germanic *bītaną

Proto-West Germanic *bītan

Old English bītan

Middle English biten

English bite

English underbite

From under- + bite.

Pronunciation

• (noun)
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʌndəˌbaɪt/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈʌndɚˌbaɪt/

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• (verb)
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌʌndəˈbaɪt/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌʌndɚˈbaɪt/
  • Rhymes: -aɪt

Noun

underbite (plural underbites)

1. (dentistry) A malocclusion in which the lower teeth extend past the upper ones

Translations

condition of lower teeth extending past upper ones

• Danish: underbid n
• Finnish: alapurenta (fi)
• German: Unterbiss (de) m
• Spanish: submordida f
• Swedish: underbett n

Verb

underbite (third-person singular simple present underbites, present participle underbiting, simple past underbit, past participle underbitten)

1. To use insufficient acid in an etching process, so that the result is too shallow.

See also

• overbite