linguotectal

lin·guo·tec·tal
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UK/ˌlɪŋ.ɡwə(ʊ)ˈtɛk.təl/US/ˌlɪŋ.ɡwəˈtɛk.təl/US/ˌlɪŋ.ɡwoʊˈtɛk.təl/

adjective

articulated with the tongue contacting or approaching some point of the roof of the mouth.

OriginEnglish tectal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin tēctum →
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Meanings

adjectivelinguotectal (not comparable)

alternative linguo-tectal

  1. not comparablehuman sciencesarticulated with the tongue contacting or approaching some point of the roof of the mouth.
nounlinguotectal (plural linguotectals)

plural linguotectals · alternative linguo-tectal

  1. human sciencesA consonant articulated with the tongue contacting or approaching some point of the roof of the mouth; a (non-linguolabial) coronal or dorsal consonant.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
  2. Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
  3. Latindingua
  4. Latinlingua
  5. Englishlinguo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)teg-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tégeti
  8. Proto-Italic*tektos
  9. Latintēctum
  10. Englishtectum
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishtectal
  14. Englishlinguotectal

From linguo- + tectal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with linguotectal

tectalsupratectal
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Cite this entry
APA

linguotectal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linguotectal

MLA

“linguotectal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linguotectal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “linguotectal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linguotectal.

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