incisor

== English == === Etymology === Borrowing from New Latin incīsor, from incīdō (“to cut into, cut through”) +‎ -tor (“-er, -or”, agent noun suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -aɪzə(ɹ) === Noun === incisor (plural incisors) (anatomy, zootomy) A narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth of mammals, between the canines and adapted for cutting; in humans there are four in each jaw. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== incise incision ==== Translations ==== === References === “incisor”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “incisor”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === Cirinos, Corsini == Latin == === Etymology === From incīdō (“to cut into, cut through”) + -tor (“-er, -or”, agent noun suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪŋˈkiː.sɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [in̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.s̬or] === Noun === incīsor m (genitive incīsōris); third declension (New Latin) (anatomy, zootomy) incisor ==== Inflection ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → English: incisor