-dactylouscomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek -δακτυλος , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek -δακτυλος (see -dactyl comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare -dactyl comb. form.Apparently earliest in the early 18th cent. in an isolated borrowing from ancient Greek (pentadactylous adj.). Independent formations are found from the first half of the 19th cent. (e.g. didactylous adj., tridactylous adj., zygodactylous adj. at zygodactyl adj. and n. Derivatives).

Zoology and Medicine.

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Forming adjectives designating animals or persons having digits of the number or type specified by the first element (as a normal or abnormal condition), as brachydactylous adj. at brachydactyly n. Derivatives, monodactylous adj., etc. Cf. -dactyl comb. form.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	-dactylous
释义	-dactylouscomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek -δακτυλος , -ous suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek -δακτυλος (see -dactyl comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare -dactyl comb. form.Apparently earliest in the early 18th cent. in an isolated borrowing from ancient Greek (pentadactylous adj.). Independent formations are found from the first half of the 19th cent. (e.g. didactylous adj., tridactylous adj., zygodactylous adj. at zygodactyl adj. and n. Derivatives). Zoology and Medicine. Categories » Forming adjectives designating animals or persons having digits of the number or type specified by the first element (as a normal or abnormal condition), as brachydactylous adj. at brachydactyly n. Derivatives, monodactylous adj., etc. Cf. -dactyl comb. form. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < comb. form
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