dēns

dēns uit.-lat. Zahn

From Proto-Italic *dents, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts. Cognates include Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús), Sanskrit दत् (dát), Lithuanian dantìs, Old Englishtōþ (English tooth), Armenian ատամ (atam).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /dens/, [d̪ẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /dens/, [d̪ɛns]

Noun

dēns m (genitive dentis); third declension

1. (anatomy) a tooth [ quotations ▼]
2. (metonymically) a tooth, point, spike, prong, tine, fluke, or any tooth-like projection
3. (figuratively) tooth of envy, envy, ill will
   1. tooth of a destroying power

Inflection

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dēns	dentēs
Genitive	dentis	dentium
Dative	dentī	dentibus
Accusative	dentem	dentēs dentīs
Ablative	dente	dentibus
Vocative	dēns	dentēs