How Do You Spell DENTILINGUAL?

Pronunciation: [dˈɛnta͡ɪlˌɪŋɡwə͡l] (IPA)

Dentilingual is a term used to describe someone who speaks two languages but has a noticeable accent in one of them. The spelling of the word can be broken down using IPA phonetic transcription. The "denti" portion is pronounced as "dɛnti," coming from the Latin word "dente" meaning tooth. The "lingual" portion is pronounced as "lɪŋgwəl," referring to language. Thus, dentilingual literally means having a language accent that is related to the position of teeth in the mouth.

DENTILINGUAL Meaning and Definition

1. Relating to the teeth and tongue.

   A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.

Common Misspellings for DENTILINGUAL

• sentilingual
• xentilingual
• centilingual
• fentilingual
• rentilingual
• eentilingual
• dwntilingual
• dsntilingual
• ddntilingual
• drntilingual
• d4ntilingual
• d3ntilingual
• debtilingual
• demtilingual
• dejtilingual
• dehtilingual
• denrilingual
• denfilingual
• dengilingual

Etymology of DENTILINGUAL

The word dentilingual is derived from the combination of two Latin roots: dentis, meaning tooth, and lingua, meaning tongue. These roots contribute to the literal translation of dentilingual as pertaining to teeth and tongue.

Plural form of DENTILINGUAL is DENTILINGUALS