Ot-

Pronunciation

• UK enPR: ōt—, IPA: /əʊt—/
• Homophones: oat
• US enPR: ōd—, IPA: /oÊŠd—/, /oÊŠt—/

Origin

From ὠτ- (ōt-), the stem of the Ancient Greek οὖς (ous, "ear").

Full definition of ot-

Prefix

1. ear

Usage notes

When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix concatenate with -o- (as oto-).

Synonyms

• (ear) aur- Latinate equivalent

Derived terms

Related terms

• otoconial
• otoconium
• otocony