dens

Meaning

1. (declension-3) a tooth
2. (declension-3, metonymically) a tooth, point, spike, prong, tine, fluke, or any tooth-like projection
3. (declension-3, figuratively) tooth of envy, envy, ill will
4. (declension-3, figuratively) tooth of envy, envy, ill will

Concepts

tooth

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cog

prong

teeth

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tooth teeth

Synonyms

dentis

dentes

dēns

Translations

dent

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diente

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Zahn

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dente

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tand

dente

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δόντι

dent

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diş

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diran

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سن

dent

οδούς

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈdẽːs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *dents, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts. Cognates include Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús), Sanskrit दत् (dát), Lithuanian danti̇̀s, Old English tōþ (English tooth), Armenian ատամ (atam).