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-dactyl

-dactyl suffix: digits.

Suffix

-dactyl

  1. digits

Origin of -dactyl

From French -dactyle, from Latin -dactylus, ultimately from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”).

Questions about -dactyl

What does -dactyl mean?
-dactyl means digits.
What part of speech is -dactyl?
-dactyl is a suffix.

Words near -dactyl in the dictionary

  1. -cycline
  2. -cyte
  3. -cytic
  4. -cytomatous
  5. -d
  6. -dactyl
  7. -dan
  8. -dar
  9. -dazole
  10. -derm
  11. -derma

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