-ptilecomb. form

Primary stress is usually attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Probably also partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: Greek πτίλον; French -ptile.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πτίλον soft feather, down (see ptilo- comb. form), in sense 1 probably via French -ptile (formations in which are found from the early 19th cent.; compare e.g. coléoptile coleoptile n.).Combining with first elements ultimately of Greek origin.

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1. Botany. Forming nouns denoting types of leaf and related adjectives, as coleoptile n., endoptile adj. at endo- prefix and comb. form , exoptile adj. at exo- prefix .

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2. Ornithology. Forming nouns denoting types of plumage, as neossoptile n., teleoptile n. at teleo- comb. form¹ , trichoptile n. at tricho- comb. form¹ .

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	-ptile
释义	-ptilecomb. form Primary stress is usually attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Probably also partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: Greek πτίλον; French -ptile. Etymology: < ancient Greek πτίλον soft feather, down (see ptilo- comb. form), in sense 1 probably via French -ptile (formations in which are found from the early 19th cent.; compare e.g. coléoptile coleoptile n.).Combining with first elements ultimately of Greek origin. Categories » 1. Botany. Forming nouns denoting types of leaf and related adjectives, as coleoptile n., endoptile adj. at endo- prefix and comb. form , exoptile adj. at exo- prefix . Categories » 2. Ornithology. Forming nouns denoting types of plumage, as neossoptile n., teleoptile n. at teleo- comb. form¹ , trichoptile n. at tricho- comb. form¹ . This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < comb. form
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