orthodontie

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Orthodontie or French orthodontie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɔr.toː.dɔnˈ(t)si/
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Hyphenation: or‧tho‧don‧tie
Rhymes: -i

Noun

orthodontie f (uncountable)

(dentistry) orthodontics, orthodontia [from early 20th c.]

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + ὀδούς, ὀδόντος (odoús, odóntos, “tooth”) + -ie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.tɔ.dɔ̃.si/

Noun

orthodontie f (plural orthodonties)

(surgery) orthodontics

Derived terms

Related terms

dentiste

Further reading

“orthodontie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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