adj
Meaning 1
Relating to the gums.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: uletic
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
gingival
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Pronunciation
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/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɪvəl/
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/d͡ʒɪnˈd͡ʒaɪvəl/
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rhymes with -aɪvəl
adj
Meaning 2
Alveolar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to the gums
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin gingīvālis.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: gingival — relating to the gums
- Finnish: ien- — relating to the gums
- Finnish: gingivaalinen — relating to the gums
- French: gingival — relating to the gums
- Polish: dziąsłowy — relating to the gums
- Portuguese: gengival — relating to the gums
- Romanian: gingival — relating to the gums
- Spanish: gingival — relating to the gums
- Volapük: gingifik — relating to the gums