toothless

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Having no teeth.
2. (figuratively) Weak; having no ability to enforce something.

Teenoorgestelde van

dentate, dentiferous, dentigerous, dentulous, toothed, toothy

Sinonieme

edentulous

edentate

insipid

gap-toothed

helpless

impotent

infirm

large

weak

wide

edentated

edentulate

big

missing teeth

blunt

far

Vertalings

sdentato

zahnlos

desdentado

édenté

sin dientes

desdentado

ξεδοντιάρης

φαφούτης

senza denti

banguelo

sin dentadura

sbeccato

χωρίς δόντια

dişsiz

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈtuθləs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: totheles

Geërf van Old English: tōþlēas

Verwante met Nederlands: tandeloos

Verwante met Duits: zahnlos

Verwante met Deens: tandløs

Verwante met Sweeds: tandlös

Verwante met Yslands: tannlaus

In summary

From Middle English tothles, from Old English tōþlēas, from Proto-Germanic *tanþlausaz (“toothless”), equivalent to tooth + -less. Cognate with Dutch tandeloos (“toothless”), German Low German tannlos (“toothless”), German zahnlos (“toothless”), Danish tandløs (“toothless”), Swedish tandlös (“toothless”), Icelandic tannlaus (“toothless”).