incisor

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English

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Etymology

Borrowing from New Latin incīsor, from incīdō (“to cut into, cut through”) +‎ -tor (“-er, -or”, agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪzə(ɹ)

Noun

incisor (plural incisors)

  1. (anatomy, zootomy) A narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth of mammals, between the canines and adapted for cutting; in humans there are four in each jaw.

Related terms

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kh₂eyd-‎ (0 c, 31 e)

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Latin

Etymology

From incīdō (“to cut into, cut through”) +‎ -tor (“-er, -or”, agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

incīsor m (genitive incīsōris); third declension (New Latin)

  1. (anatomy, zootomy) incisor
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Inflection

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative incīsor incīsōrēs
Genitive incīsōris incīsōrum
Dative incīsōrī incīsōribus
Accusative incīsōrem incīsōrēs
Ablative incīsōre incīsōribus
Vocative incīsor incīsōrēs

Descendants

  • → English: incisor
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