noun
Meaning 1
A front tooth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
foretooth
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History
Etymology
From Middle English *fortoth (attested in plural fortethe, foreteþ), from Old English foretōþ (“front tooth”), equivalent to fore- + tooth. Compare Dutch voorste tand (“front tooth”), German Vorderzahn (“front tooth”).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: etuhammas — front tooth
- Georgian: წინა კბილი (c̣ina ḳbili) — front tooth