αμοιβάδα

Greek

Etymology

Learned reborrowing from the singular accusative ἀμοιβάδα of Katharevousa ἀμοιβάς (amoibás), from English amoeba, from New Latin amoeba, from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “in the sense: interchange”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.miˈva.ða/
  • Hyphenation: α‧μοι‧βά‧δα

Noun

αμοιβάδα • (amoiváda) f (plural αμοιβάδες)

  1. (microbiology) amoeba

Declension

Declension of αμοιβάδα
singular plural
nominative αμοιβάδα (amoiváda) αμοιβάδες (amoivádes)
genitive αμοιβάδας (amoivádas) αμοιβάδων (amoivádon)
accusative αμοιβάδα (amoiváda) αμοιβάδες (amoivádes)
vocative αμοιβάδα (amoiváda) αμοιβάδες (amoivádes)
  • αμοιβαδικός (amoivadikós)
  • αμοιβαδοειδής (amoivadoeidís)
  • αμοιβάδωση f (amoivádosi)

References

  1. ^ αμοιβάδα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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