Meanings
adjectivedental (comparative more dental, superlative most dental)
comparative more dental · superlative most dental
- relationaldentistryOf or concerning dentistry.
- human sciencesArticulated with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth or with the blade of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, so that the tip of the tongue rests near the teeth.
dental fricative
- uncommonhuman sciencesArticulated with the tip or blade of the tongue: coronal.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.
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nouna consonant articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth
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dental consonant
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
- Proto-Italic*dents
- Latindēns
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Medieval Latindentālis
- Middle Frenchdenta
- Late Latindentālis
- Englishdental
Borrowed from Middle French dental or Late Latin dentālis, from dēns (“a tooth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic سِنِّيّ, أَسْنَانِيّ
- سِنِّيّ (sinniyy)of or concerning the teeth
- أَسْنَانِيّ (ʔasnāniyy)phonetics
Bulgarian зъ́бен, зъболе́карски
- зъ́бен (zắben)of or concerning the teeth
- зъболе́карски (zăbolékarski)of or concerning dentistry
- стоматологи́чен (stomatologíčen)of or concerning dentistry
- зъ́бен (zắben)phonetics
- зъбна съгласна (zăbna săglasna)dental sound
Catalan dental, dental
- dentalof or concerning the teeth
- dentalof or concerning dentistry
- dentalphonetics
Chinese Mandarin 牙齒的 /牙齿的, 牙的
- 牙齒的 /牙齿的 (yáchǐ de)of or concerning the teeth
- 牙的 (yá de)of or concerning the teeth
- 齒的 /齿的 (chǐ de)of or concerning the teeth
- 牙醫學的 /牙医学的 (yáyīxué de)of or concerning dentistry
- 牙醫的 /牙医的 (yáyī de)of or concerning dentistry
Czech zubní, zubařský
- zubníof or concerning the teeth
- zubařskýof or concerning dentistry
- stomatologickýof or concerning dentistry
- zubnýphonetics
- dentálníphonetics
- zubnicedental sound
- dentáladental sound
Finnish dentaalinen, hammaslääketieteellinen
- dentaalinenof or concerning the teeth
- hammaslääketieteellinenof or concerning dentistry
- dentaali-of or concerning dentistry
- dentaalinenphonetics
- raspauscleaning of animal's teeth
- dentaalidental sound
French dentaire, dentaire
- dentaireof or concerning the teeth
- dentaireof or concerning dentistry
- dentalphonetics
German Zahn-, zahnärztlich
- Zahn-of or concerning the teeth
- zahnärztlichof or concerning dentistry
- dentalphonetics
- Zahnlautdental sound
- Dentaldental sound
Greek οδοντικός, οδοντιατρικός
- οδοντικός (odontikós)of or concerning the teeth
- οδοντιατρικός (odontiatrikós)of or concerning dentistry
- οδοντικός (odontikós)phonetics
- οδοντικό σύμφωνο (odontikó sýmfono)dental sound
Hungarian fogászati, dentális
- fogászatiof or concerning dentistry
- dentálisphonetics
Icelandic tann-, tannmæltur
- tann-of or concerning the teeth
- tannmælturphonetics
Irish déadach, déadach
- déadachof or concerning the teeth
- déadachof or concerning dentistry
- déadachphonetics
- déadachdental sound
Italian dentario, dentale
- dentarioof or concerning the teeth
- dentaleof or concerning the teeth
- dentarioof or concerning dentistry
- dentaleof or concerning dentistry
- dentalephonetics
Japanese 歯音
- 歯音 (shion)phonetics
Polish zębowy, dentystyczny
- zębowyof or concerning the teeth
- dentystycznyof or concerning dentistry
- stomatologicznyof or concerning dentistry
- zębowyphonetics
Portuguese dental, dentário
- dentalof or concerning the teeth
- dentárioof or concerning the teeth
- dentárioof or concerning dentistry
- dentalphonetics
- dentaldental sound
Romanian dentar
- dentarof or concerning the teeth
Russian зубно́й, стоматологи́ческий
- зубно́й (zubnój)of or concerning the teeth
- стоматологи́ческий (stomatologíčeskij)of or concerning dentistry
- зубно́й (zubnój)phonetics
Slovak zubný, stomatologický
- zubnýof or concerning the teeth
- stomatologickýof or concerning dentistry
- zubárskyof or concerning dentistry
Spanish dental, dental
- dentalof or concerning the teeth
- dentalphonetics
Swedish tand-, tandvårds-
- tand-of or concerning the teeth
- tandvårds-of or concerning dentistry
- dentalphonetics
Ukrainian зубни́й, зубни́й
- зубни́й (zubnýj)of or concerning the teeth
- зубни́й (zubnýj)phonetics
Vietnamese âm răng
- âm răngdental sound
Welsh deintiol, deintyddol
- deintiolof or concerning the teeth
- deintyddolof or concerning dentistry
- deintiolphonetics
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with dental
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
dental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dental
MLA
“dental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dental. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dental,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dental.
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