Mele̩ktant

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Limburgish

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Compound of Mele̩k +‎ Tant. Compare English milk tooth, German Milchzahn, Dutch melktand.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈme.ləkˌtant/
  • (some East Limburgish dialects) IPA(key): [ˈme.ləkˌtaɲt]

Noun

[edit]

Mele̩ktant m (plural Mele̩ktande̩ or Mele̩ktänt) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

  1. (widespread in East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish, less common in Central Limburgish) milk tooth (tooth of the first set of teeth)