zygomato-, comb. form

zygomato
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zygomato-combining form

## Earlier version

- zygomato- in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the combining form zygomato- mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the combining form zygomato-. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

#### Entry status

OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

### Nearby entries

1. zygocardiac, adj. 1877–
2. zygodactyl, adj. & n. 1831–
3. zygodactylic, adj. 1835–
4. zygodactylous, adj. 1828–
5. zygodont, adj. 1888–
6. zygogenesis, n. 1950–
7. zygology, n. 1970–
8. zygoma, n. 1684–
9. zygomatic, adj. & n. 1712–
10. zygomatico-, comb. form
11. zygomato-, comb. form
12. zygomere, n. 1966–
13. zygomorphic, adj. 1875–
14. zygomorphism, n. 1875–
15. zygomorphous, adj. 1879–
16. Zygomycetes, n. 1887–
17. zygomycetous, adj. 1928–
18. zygon, n. 1886–
19. zygonema, n. 1911–
20. zygoneurous, adj. 1901–
21. zygophiuran, adj. & n. 1892–

## Meaning & use

1. Combining form of zygoma n., used as zygomatico- comb. form, as in zygomato-temporal.
   1. 1828

      > The cerebral and zygomato-temporal [French zygomato-temporales] surfaces of the sphenoid bone.

      R. Knox, translation of H. Cloquet, System of Human Anatomy 39

## Pronunciation

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is usually maintained on the second syllable, e.g. zygomato-temporal

### British English

/zʌɪˌɡɒmətə(ʊ)ˈtɛmp(ə)rəl/
zigh-gom-uh-toh-TEM-puh-ruhl
/zᵻˌɡɒmətə(ʊ)ˈtɛmp(ə)rəl/
zuh-gom-uh-toh-TEM-puh-ruhl

### U.S. English

/zaɪˌɡɑmədoʊˈtɛmp(ə)rəl/
zigh-gah-muh-doh-TEM-puh-ruhl
/zᵻˌɡɑmədoʊˈtɛmp(ə)rəl/
zuh-gah-muh-doh-TEM-puh-ruhl

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

zygomato-, comb. form was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

zygomato-, comb. form was last modified in July 2023.