"anarthrous" meaning in All languages combined

See anarthrous on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /æˈnɑːθɹəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æˈnɑɹθɹəs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-anarthrous.wav
Etymology: From an- + arthrous, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint; grammatical article”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|an|arthrous}} an- + arthrous, {{der|en|grc|ἄρθρον||joint; grammatical article}} Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint; grammatical article”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} anarthrous (not comparable)
  1. (linguistics) Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-anarthrous-en-adj-ejV-4EdJ Categories (other): Linguistics Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (linguistics) Not having a determiner. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-anarthrous-en-adj-X-e-NsEa Categories (other): Linguistics Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. (biology, of a limb) Not having joints. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-anarthrous-en-adj-edI~j5eC Categories (other): Biology Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  4. (biology, of an organism) Not having legs, wings, or other limbs. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-anarthrous-en-adj--AtmaQpj Categories (other): Biology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with an-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 16 16 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with an-: 25 24 17 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 9 14 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 15 16 52 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anarthrously, anarthrousness Related terms: anarthria, anarthric, bare noun
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