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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀδοντικός (odontikós). See δόντι (dónti) and -ικός (-ikós).
Compare Mariupol Greek дъонды́ (ðondý).
Pronunciation
Adjective
οδοντικός • (odontikós) m (feminine οδοντική, neuter οδοντικό)
- (medicine) dental, concerning the teeth
- Near-synonym: (pertaining to dentistry) οδοντιατρικός (odontiatrikós)
- οδοντικό νήμα ― odontikó níma ― dental floss
- (phonetics, phonology) dental
Τα οδοντικά σύμφωνα είναι τα ⟨τ⟩, ⟨δ⟩, ⟨θ⟩ και ⟨ντ⟩- Ta odontiká sýmfona eínai ta ⟨t⟩, ⟨d⟩, ⟨th⟩ kai ⟨nt⟩
- The dental consonants are ⟨τ⟩, ⟨δ⟩, ⟨θ⟩ and ⟨ντ⟩.
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