ὀδούς

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See also: οδούς and ὁδούς

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *odónts, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (tooth). Cognates include Sanskrit दत् (dát), Latin dēns, and Old English tōþ (English tooth).

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Noun

ὀδούς (odoúsm (genitive ὀδόντος); third declension

  1. A tooth, tusk
  2. anything pointed: spike, prong
  3. the second vertebra (so called because of its shape)

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