otitis
Meaningear inflammation
Common meaning: inflammation of the ear
- otthe earLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 398 · scan
- itisGreek ending: inflammation of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek οὖς ‘the ear’.
Roots
- οὖς, ὠτός Greek “the ear”
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