# dentista
## Asturian
### Etymology

From diente +‎ -ista.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /denˈtista/ [d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪is̪.t̪a]
* Rhymes: -ista
* Syllabification: den‧tis‧ta

### Noun

dentista m or f (plural dentistes)
* dentist

## Catalan
### Etymology

From dent +‎ -ista. First attested in 1803.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [dənˈtis.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [denˈtis.ta]
* Hyphenation: den‧tis‧ta

### Noun

dentista m or f by sense (plural dentistes)
* dentist

### References

* ↑ “dentista”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

### Further reading

* “dentista” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “dentista” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “dentista” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dentista.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /denˈtista/ [d̪en̪ˈt̪is̪.t̪ɐ]
* Hyphenation: den‧tis‧ta

### Noun

dentísta (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)
* dentist

## Galician
### Etymology

From dente +‎ -ista.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /denˈtista/ [d̪en̪ˈt̪is̺.t̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -ista
* Hyphenation: den‧tis‧ta

### Noun

dentista m or f by sense (plural dentistas)
* dentist

### Further reading

* “dentista”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Italian
### Etymology

From dente +‎ -ista.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /denˈti.sta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ista
* Hyphenation: den‧tì‧sta

### Noun

dentista m or f by sense (masculine plural dentisti, feminine plural dentiste)
* dentist

### Further reading

* dentista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* distante, sdentati

## Occitan
### Etymology

From dent +‎ -ista. Attested from the 18th century.

### Pronunciation

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* Audio (Béarn):(file)

### Noun

dentista m or f (plural dentistas)
* dentist

### References

* ↑ Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 185.

## Piedmontese
### Etymology

dent +‎ -ista

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /deŋˈtista/

### Noun

dentista m
* dentist

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From dente +‎ -ista.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /dẽˈt͡ʃis.tɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /dẽˈt͡ʃis.tɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /dẽˈt͡ʃiʃ.tɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /dẽˈt͡ʃis.ta/
* (Portugal) IPA: /dẽˈtiʃ.tɐ/
* Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ
* Hyphenation: den‧tis‧ta

### Noun

dentista m or f by sense (plural dentistas)
* dentist (specialized medical doctor)
    Synonyms: cirurgião-dentista, odontologista

#### Related terms

* dentadura
* dental
* dentário
* dente
* dentição
* odontalgia
* odontologia
* odontológico

### Further reading

* “dentista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Romanian
### Noun

dentista f
* definite nominative/accusative singular of dentistă

## Spanish
### Etymology

From diente +‎ -ista.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /denˈtista/ [d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪is.t̪a]
* Rhymes: -ista
* Syllabification: den‧tis‧ta

### Noun

dentista m or f by sense (plural dentistas)
* dentist
    Synonym: odontólogo

#### Related terms

* dental

#### Descendants

* → Cebuano: dentista
* → Tagalog: dentista

### Further reading

* “dentista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* distante

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dentista.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /denˈtista/ [d̪ɛn̪ˈt̪is.t̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -ista
* Syllabification: den‧tis‧ta

### Noun

dentista (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)
* dentist

#### Related terms

* dentisteriya