Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

linguo-dental

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lin-guo--den-tal
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

(of sound) made when the tip of the tongue extends outside the upper and lower anterior teeth

noun

linguo-dental sound

Example Sentences

""Let the linguo-dental breath consonant be heard at the letter or letters in italic.""

Etymology

From linguo- + dental.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: linguo

Inflected Forms

linguadental (alternative) linguodental (alternative) linguo-dentals (plural)

Questions

What does linguo-dental mean?: (of sound) made when the tip of the tongue extends outside the upper and lower anterior teeth
Where does linguo-dental come from?: From linguo- + dental.

How to pronounce linguo-dental

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