-odontia

English

Etymology

Formed from the suffixation of ὀδόντ- (odónt-), the stem of the Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”), with the English suffix -ia; compare the Latin -odontia and the French -odontie.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ədŏnʹtĭə, ōdŏnʹtĭə, IPA^(key): /əˈdɒntɪə/, /əʊˈdɒntɪə/
• (General American) enPR: ədŏnʹshə, ədŏnʹchə, ədŏnʹshiə, ədŏnʹchiə, IPA^(key): /əˈdɑnʃə/, /əˈdɑnt͡ʃə/, /əˈdɑnʃi.ə/, /əˈdɑnt͡ʃi.ə/
• Hyphenation: -o‧dont‧ia

Suffix

-odontia

1. (dentistry and medicine):
   1. (forms nouns) branch of dentistry
   2. (forms nouns) condition of the teeth

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -odontia

References

• “-odontia, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (3rd edition, March 2004)