-dermatouscomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. heterodermatous adj.

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

Etymology: < ancient Greek δέρματ-, δέρμα skin (see -derma comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare -dermous comb. form.Formations are attested from the first half of the 19th cent., earliest after nouns of scientific Latin origin ending in -dermata (e.g. pachydermatous adj., echinodermatous adj. at Echinodermata n. Derivatives), but from the mid 19th cent. also after models without -t- (e.g. mycodermatous adj., epidermatous adj.).

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Forming adjectives corresponding to nouns in -derm, -derma, and -dermis, as mycodermatous adj., epidermatous adj., etc. Also: forming adjectives relating to the skin, as homodermatous adj. at homo- comb. form 1, osteodermatous adj.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	-dermatous
释义	-dermatouscomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. heterodermatous adj. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek δέρματ- , δέρμα , -ous suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek δέρματ-, δέρμα skin (see -derma comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare -dermous comb. form.Formations are attested from the first half of the 19th cent., earliest after nouns of scientific Latin origin ending in -dermata (e.g. pachydermatous adj., echinodermatous adj. at Echinodermata n. Derivatives), but from the mid 19th cent. also after models without -t- (e.g. mycodermatous adj., epidermatous adj.). Chiefly Zoology and Medicine. Categories » Forming adjectives corresponding to nouns in -derm, -derma, and -dermis, as mycodermatous adj., epidermatous adj., etc. Also: forming adjectives relating to the skin, as homodermatous adj. at homo- comb. form 1, osteodermatous adj. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form
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