Latin

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Etymology

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From dens (tooth) +‎ scalpō (to scratch) +‎ -ium.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dentiscalpium n (genitive dentiscalpiī or dentiscalpī); second declension

  1. toothpick

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

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