English → Latin
“fore-tooth” in Latin
prīmusfirst, early; chief, principal; most excellent, eminent; distinguished, noble; the first part of; the entrance, extremitprīmōrisfirst; foremost; closest to the front; earliest; chief; principaladvertōto turn to or towards; to steer or pilot (a ship); to turn the mind to, give attention or draw attention to, attend
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fore-tooth
dens prior or primus; plur., dentes priores, or primi, or primores, or adversi.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fore-tooth?
- The usual Latin words for “fore-tooth” are prīmus, prīmōris, advertō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.