cementum

== English == === Alternative forms === cæmentum (archaic) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin caementum. Doublet of cement. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛntəm === Noun === cementum (uncountable) (anatomy, dentistry) A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Alternative forms === caementum === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɛˈmɛn.tũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t͡ʃeˈmɛn.tum] === Noun === cementum n (genitive cementī); second declension small stones rubble quarry stones ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). ==== Descendants ==== English: cement, cementum