English

Etymology
New Latin dentalis, derived from dens "tooth", from Proto-Indo-European *H�d-ent- "tooth", participle of *H�ed- "eat", perhaps from an older sense "bite".

Pronunciation
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Hyphenation: den·tal
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�nt�l|-�nt�l

Adjective
dental

1. of or concerning the teeth: dental care
2. of or concerning dentistry
3. phonetics made with the tongue touching the teeth: dental fricative

Translations
Greek: t+|el|οδον�ικ��|scGrek (1,3), t|el|οδον�ια��ικ��|scGrek (2)

Croatian

Noun
hr-noun|g=m|dentali

1. a dentale

Declension
hr-decl-noun
|dental|dentali
|dentala|dentala
|dentalu|dentalima
|dental|dentale
|dentale|dentali
|dentalu|dentalima
|dentalom|dentalima

Synonyms
zubnik

French

Adjective
dental m, dentale f, dentaux m plural, dentales f plural

1. linguistics|lang=fr dental

Related terms
dent
dentaire

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