-odon

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀδών (odṓn), variant of ὀδούς (odoús), or reanalysis of English -odont.

Suffix

-odon

1. (taxonomy) Used to form names of genera, according to the appearance of their teeth.

Derived terms

Translingual terms suffixed with -odon

Achaenodon

Agkistrodon

Anodon

Aplodontia

Deuterodon

Dimetrodon

Diprotodon

Hyperoodon

Iguanodon

Isodon

Liopleurodon

Lycodon

Mastodon

Monodon

Octodon

Plethodon

Psalidodon

Rhincodon

Rhinodon

Sarotherodon

Smilodon

Sphenodon

Squalodon

Tetraodon

Toxodon

Xiphodon

Related terms

• -odonta
• -odontidae (families)
• -odontinae (subfamilies)
• -odontini (tribes)

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.don/

Suffix

-odon

1. Forms the plural preterite indicative of class II weak verbs

   ‎lufian (“to love”) + ‎-odon → ‎lufodon (“we/you/they loved”)

See also

Conjugation of -ian (weak, class 2)

infinitive	-ian	-ienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	-iġe	-ode
second person singular	-ast	-odest
third person singular	-aþ	-ode
plural	-iaþ	-odon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	-iġe	-ode
plural	-iġen	-oden
imperative
singular	-a
plural	-iaþ
participle	present	past
	-iende	-od