-ptère
French, suffix/ptɛʁ/
-ptère is spelled P-T-È-R-E (5 letters). -ptère is a French suffix meaning “-pteran or -pterous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Suffixe qui évoque les ailes”.
What does -ptère mean in English?
suffix
- 1
-pteran or -pterous
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. Suffixe qui évoque les ailes.
noun: 1. Partie ascendante de la grande aile du sphénoïde, comprise entre le frontal, l’écaille temporale et l’angle antérieur inférieur du pariétal.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of -ptère
- ptères plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce -ptère?
- /ptɛʁ/
- \ptɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.