-dactylcomb. form

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

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French -dactyle; Latin -dactylus.

Etymology: < French -dactyle (in e.g. polydactyle polydactyl n.) and its etymon classical Latin and scientific Latin -dactylus (in e.g. pentadactylus pentadactyl n.¹, adactylus adactyl adj.) < ancient Greek -δακτυλος (in e.g. πενταδάκτυλος : see pentadactylous adj.), combining form of δάκτυλος finger (see dactyl n.).Found from the beginning of the 19th cent., earliest in formations after French or Latin models (e.g. adactyl adj.), but soon also in independent formations (e.g. monodactyl adj.). Compare the earlier nouns ( < Latin) hermodactyl n., pentadactyl n.¹

Chiefly Zoology.

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Forming adjectives designating animals having digits of the number or type specified by the first element, as monodactyl adj., pachydactyl adj. and n. at pachy- comb. form , etc., and nouns denoting such animals. Cf. -dactylous comb. form.

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

单词	-dactyl
释义	-dactylcomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French -dactyle; Latin -dactylus. Etymology: < French -dactyle (in e.g. polydactyle polydactyl n.) and its etymon classical Latin and scientific Latin -dactylus (in e.g. pentadactylus pentadactyl n.¹, adactylus adactyl adj.) < ancient Greek -δακτυλος (in e.g. πενταδάκτυλος : see pentadactylous adj.), combining form of δάκτυλος finger (see dactyl n.).Found from the beginning of the 19th cent., earliest in formations after French or Latin models (e.g. adactyl adj.), but soon also in independent formations (e.g. monodactyl adj.). Compare the earlier nouns ( < Latin) hermodactyl n., pentadactyl n.¹ Chiefly Zoology. Categories » Forming adjectives designating animals having digits of the number or type specified by the first element, as monodactyl adj., pachydactyl adj. and n. at pachy- comb. form , etc., and nouns denoting such animals. Cf. -dactylous 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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