wisdom tooth
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wisdom tooth
- /ˈwɪzdəm ˈtuːθ/
Where it comes from
From wisdom + tooth, calque of Latin dēns sapientiae, which is itself a calque of Ancient Greek σωφρονιστῆρες (sōphronistêres, “prudent or self-controlled ones (i.e. teeth)”), because they arrive approximately when one has reached the age of prudence or wisdom. Compare also German Weisheitszahn (“wisdom tooth”), Danish visdomstand (“wisdom tooth”), Swedish visdomstand (“wisdom tooth”), Icelandic vísdómstönn (“wisdom tooth”), Dutch verstandskies (“wisdom tooth”, literally “intellect molar”), German Low German Verstandskuus (“wisdom tooth”, literally “wisdom molar”). Chinese 智齒 /智齿 (zhìchǐ), Russian зуб мудрости (zub mudrosti), Hebrew שן בינה (shen biná) and Finnish viisaudenhammas also mean “tooth of wisdom”.
noun wisdom teeth
- One of the four (one upper and one lower on each side) rearmost molars in humans, which typically develop between ages 18-24.
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noun rearmost molar in humans
| Español | muela del juicio, cordal, muela cordal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사랑니 sarangni, 지치 jichi |
| 日本語 | 親知らず oya-shirazu |
| 中文 | 智齒 /智齿 zhìchǐ, 智牙 zhìyá |
| हिन्दी | अक़्ल-दाढ़ aqla-dāṛh |
| Português | siso, dente do siso, dente do juízo |
| Français | dent de sagesse |
| Deutsch | Weisheitszahn |
| Italiano | dente del giudizio |
| Ελληνικά | φρονιμίτης fronimítis, σωφρονιστήρας sofronistíras |
| Română | măsea de minte, molar de minte |
| Русский | зуб му́дрости zub múdrosti |
| Tiếng Việt | răng khôn |
| العربية | ضِرْس اَلْعَقْل ḍirs al-ʕaql |
| עברית | שֵׁן בִּינָה shen biná |
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title = {wisdom tooth},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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