-ptile

English

Etymology

Representing the Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”, “down”; “leaf”); in the botanical sense denoting leaves, probably after the French -ptile. Compare ptilo-.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ptɪl/, /ptaɪl/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ptɪl/, /ptʌɪl/

Suffix

-ptile

(botany, forming adjectives and nouns) type of leaf
coleoptile, endoptile, exoptile
(ornithology, forming nouns) type of plumage
neossoptile, teleoptile, trichoptile

Usage notes

Words formed with this suffix are traditionally stressed on the penult; however, authorities also cite pronunciations, featuring antepenultimate stress, which have developed more recently.

Derived terms

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Related terms

hypoptilum

Translations

botany: leaf

French: -ptile m

ornithology: plumage

French: -ptile m

References

Oxford English Dictionary (third edition, September 2007) s.v. “-ptile, comb. form”

Anagrams

tiple

French

Etymology

Representing the Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”, “down”; “leaf”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ptil/

Suffix

-ptile m

(botany) -ptile (leaf)
coléoptile
(ornithology) -ptile (plumage)
pachyptile

Derived terms

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