How do you pronounce pectinate?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛktəneɪt/.

Where does pectinate come from?

First known use: First attested in the mid-18th century.

pectinate

/ˈpɛktəneɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: pecti-nate
IPA: /ˈpɛktəneɪt/

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Meaning

adj

Resembling a comb.

adj

Resembling a comb.

verb

To fit together in an alternating manner; to interlock or interdigitate.

noun

An ester or salt formed of pectinic acid.

Example Sentences

"The moth's antennae were pectinate in shape, set with long teeth along one edge only."
"To ſet croſſe legg’d, or with our fingers pectinated or ſhut together is accounted bad, and friends will perſwade us from it."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pectinātus (“combed”), from pectinō (“to comb”), from pecten (“comb”). First attested in the mid-18th century. By surface analysis, Latin pectin- (“comb, scallop”) + -ate.

Origin

First known use: First attested in the mid-18th century

Word Breakdown

Root: *peḱ- (pluck)

Inflected Forms

pectinates (present, singular) pectinating (participle, present) pectinated (participle, past) pectinated (past) pectinates (plural)

Derived Forms

bipectinate impectinate monopectinate pectinately subpectinate unipectinate

Phrases

pectinate line

Frequently Paired Words

bipectinated pecten pectinal pectinatella pectination pectinibranchiate pectiniform unipectinated

Synonyms

pectinated