"-odon" meaning in All languages combined

See -odon on Wiktionary

Suffix [Old English]

IPA: /o.don/
Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} -odon, {{ang-suffix}} -odon
  1. Forms the plural preterite indicative of class II weak verbs Tags: morpheme

Suffix [Translingual]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀδών (odṓn), variant of ὀδούς (odoús), or reanalysis of English -odont. Etymology templates: {{ety|mul|:der|grc:ὀδούς<alt:ὀδών>}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "ὀδών", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "bite", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₃ed-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "body parts", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ónts", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₃dónts", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*odónts", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ὀδούς", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Translingual", "term" : "-odon", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "mul" }" data-lang="mul" data-title="-odon">, {{der|mul|grc|ὀδών}} Ancient Greek ὀδών (odṓn), {{cog|en|-odont}} English -odont Head templates: {{head|mul|suffix}} -odon
  1. (taxonomy) Used to form names of genera, according to the appearance of their teeth. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -odonta, -odontidae (english: families), -odontinae (english: subfamilies), -odontini (english: tribes)

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