gingival

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin gingīvālis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪvəl

IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɪvəl/

Adjective

gingival (not comparable)

1. Relating to the gums.

   Synonym: uletic

2. (linguistics, obsolete) Alveolar.

Coordinate terms

• (dentistry location adjectives) anterior,‎ apical,‎ apicocoronal,‎ axial,‎ buccal,‎ buccoapical,‎ buccocervical,‎ buccogingival,‎ buccolabial,‎ buccolingual,‎ bucco-occlusal,‎ buccopalatal,‎ cervical,‎ coronal,‎ coronoapical,‎ distal,‎ distoapical,‎ distobuccal,‎ distocervical,‎ distocoronal,‎ distofacial,‎ distogingival,‎ distoincisal,‎ distolingual,‎ disto-occlusal,‎ distoclusal,‎ distocclusal,‎ distopalatal,‎ facial,‎ gingival,‎ incisal,‎ incisocervical,‎ inferior,‎ labial,‎ lingual,‎ linguobuccal,‎ linguo-occlusal,‎ mandibular,‎ maxillary,‎ mesial,‎ mesioapical,‎ mesiobuccal,‎ mesiocervical,‎ mesiocoronal,‎ mesiodistal,‎ mesiofacial,‎ mesioincisal,‎ mesiogingival,‎ mesiolingual,‎ mesio-occlusal,‎ mesioclusal,‎ mesiocclusal,‎ mesiopalatal,‎ occlusal,‎ palatal,‎ posterior,‎ proximal,‎ superior,‎ vestibular ^{(Category: en:Dentistry)}

Translations

French

Adjective

gingival (feminine gingivale, masculine plural gingivaux, feminine plural gingivales)

1. gingival

Further reading

• “gingival”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gingival.

Adjective

gingival m or n (feminine singular gingivală, masculine plural gingivali, feminine and neuter plural gingivale)

1. gingival

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xinxiˈbal/
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: gin‧gi‧val

Adjective

gingival m or f (masculine and feminine plural gingivales)

1. gingival

Further reading

• “gingival”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014