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tectal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tec-tal
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the tectum

noun

A consonant articulated in the roof of the mouth.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Latin tegō Latin tēctumbor. English tectum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English tectal From tectum + -al.

Inflected Forms

tectals (plural)

Derived Forms

cerebrotectal corticotectal infratectal intertectal intratectal linguotectal mammillotectal pretectal retinotectal supratectal tectotectal

Questions

What does tectal mean?
Of or pertaining to the tectum
Where does tectal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Latin tegō Latin tēctumbor. English tectum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English tectal From tectum + -al.

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