sublingual
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from New Latin sublinguālis, from sub- (“under, below, beneath”) + linguālis (“relating to the tongue”); equivalent to sub- + lingual.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sʌbˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsʌbˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/, /ˌsʌbˈlɪŋ.ɡju.əl/
- Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwəl
Adjective[edit]
sublingual (not comparable) (relational)
- (medicine) Administered through placement under the tongue. [from 17th c.]
- (anatomy) Situated beneath the tongue. [from 17th c.]
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sublingual gland.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
administered by placement beneath the tongue
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situated beneath the tongue — see also hypoglossal
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Noun[edit]
sublingual (plural sublinguals)
- (herpetology) A particular scale near the front of the lower jaw in snakes, usually in a pair.
References[edit]
- “sublingual”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “sublingual”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
sublingual (feminine sublinguale, masculine plural sublinguaux, feminine plural sublinguales)
Further reading[edit]
- “sublingual”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French sublingual.
Adjective[edit]
sublingual m or n (feminine singular sublinguală, masculine plural sublinguali, feminine and neuter plural sublinguale)
Declension[edit]
Declension of sublingual
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | sublingual | sublinguală | sublinguali | sublinguale | ||
definite | sublingualul | sublinguala | sublingualii | sublingualele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | sublingual | sublinguale | sublinguali | sublinguale | ||
definite | sublingualului | sublingualei | sublingualilor | sublingualelor |
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
sublingual m or f (masculine and feminine plural sublinguales)
Further reading[edit]
- “sublingual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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