dent

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK, US) enPR: dĕnt, IPA(key): /dɛnt/ Rhymes: -ɛnt === Etymology 1 === From Middle English dent, dente, dint (“a blow; strike; dent”), from Old English dynt (“blow, strike, the mark or noise of a blow”), from Proto-Germanic *duntiz (“a blow”). Akin to Old Norse dyntr (“dint”). Doublet of dint. ==== Noun ==== dent (plural dents) A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact. (figurative) A minor effect made upon something. to make a dent A type of maize/corn with a relatively soft outer hull, and a soft type of starch that shrinks at maturity to leave an indentation in the surface of the kernel. (by extension, informal) A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== dent (third-person singular simple present dents, present participle denting, simple past and past participle dented) (transitive) To impact something, producing a dent. (intransitive) To develop a dent or dents. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From French dent, from Latin dēns, dentis (“tooth”). Doublet of dens and tooth. ==== Noun ==== dent (plural dents) (engineering) A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc. (weaving) A slot or a wire in a reed. === Anagrams === 'tend, tend == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin dentem m. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈde̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈdent] IPA(key): (Central, Northwestern) [ˈden] === Noun === dent f (plural dents) (anatomy) tooth tooth (saw tooth) tooth (gear tooth) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “dent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “dent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “dent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “dent”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Franco-Provençal == === Alternative forms === dè, din === Etymology === Inherited from Latin dentem. === Noun === dent f (plural dents) (ORB, broad) tooth === References === dent in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca dent in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French dent f, with change of gender from Old French dent m, from Latin dentem m, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts, *h₃dónts. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɑ̃/ Homophones: dam, dams, dans, dents === Noun === dent f (plural dents) tooth cog (tooth on a gear) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: dan ⇒ Mauritian Creole: ledan === Further reading === “dent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === tend == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdɛnt] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈdɛnt] === Verb === dent third-person plural present active subjunctive of dō, "they may give" == Lombard == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin dentem. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Milanese) IPA(key): /ˈdɛn/ ==== Noun ==== dent m tooth === Etymology 2 === From Late Latin dē intrō. ==== Adverb ==== dent inside; indoors === References === AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 108: “un dente marcio” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it Arrighi, Cletto (1896), Dizionario milanese-italiano, col repertorio italiano-milanese: […] ‎[3] (in Italian), Milan: Hoepli, page 184 Angiolini, Francesco (1897), Vocabolario milanese-italiano coi segni per la pronuncia‎[4] (in Italian), pages 262-263 == Middle English == === Noun === dent alternative form of dint == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French dent m. === Noun === dent f (plural dens) tooth ==== Descendants ==== French: dent f == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French dent, from Latin dēns, dentem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts, *h₃dónts. === Pronunciation === === Noun === dent m (plural dents) (anatomy) tooth ==== Derived terms ==== brînge à dents (“toothbrush”) ==== Related terms ==== denchive (“gum”) == Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin dentem m. Attested from the 12th century. Compare Catalan dent f. === Pronunciation === === Noun === dent f (plural dents) tooth ==== Related terms ==== === References === == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin dēns, dente m. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdent/, /ˈdant/ Rhymes: -ent === Noun === dent oblique singular, m (oblique plural denz or dentz, nominative singular denz or dentz, nominative plural dent) (anatomy, of a comb) tooth ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: dent fFrench: dent f Walloon: dint f == Piedmontese == === Etymology === From Latin dēns, dentem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts, *h₃dónts. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɛŋt/ === Noun === dent m (plural dent) tooth ==== Derived terms ==== dentin denton dentera dentista == Romansh == === Alternative forms === daint (Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) === Etymology === From Latin dēns, dentem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts, *h₃dónts. === Noun === dent m (plural dents) (anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) tooth ==== Derived terms ==== pasta da dents (“toothpaste”)