"foretooth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foreteeth [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *fortoth (attested in plural fortethe, foreteþ), from Old English foretōþ (“front tooth”), equivalent to fore- + tooth. Compare Dutch voorste tand (“front tooth”), German Vorderzahn (“front tooth”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*fortoth}} Middle English *fortoth, {{m|enm|fortethe}} fortethe, {{m|enm|foreteþ}} foreteþ, {{inh|en|ang|foretōþ|t=front tooth}} Old English foretōþ (“front tooth”), {{prefix|en|fore|tooth}} fore- + tooth, {{cog|nl|voorste tand|t=front tooth}} Dutch voorste tand (“front tooth”), {{cog|de|Vorderzahn|t=front tooth}} German Vorderzahn (“front tooth”) Head templates: {{en-noun|foreteeth}} foretooth (plural foreteeth)
  1. A front tooth. Translations (front tooth): etuhammas (Finnish), წინა კბილი (c̣ina ḳbili) (Georgian)
    Sense id: en-foretooth-en-noun-rrv~kXGn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-

Inflected forms

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