biologia

Borrowed from Spanish biología.

• IPA^(key): /bioloɡia/ [bi.o.lo.ɣ̞i.a]

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• Rhymes: -ia, -a
• Hyphenation: bi‧o‧lo‧gi‧a

biologia inan

1. biology

• “biologia”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “biologia”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

From bio- +‎ -logia.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bi.u.luˈʒi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bi.o.luˈʒi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bi.o.loˈd͡ʒi.a]

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• Rhymes: -ia

biologia f (uncountable)

1. biology

• “biologia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “biologia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “biologia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “biologia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From biologio (“biology”) +‎ -a (adjectival ending).

• IPA^(key): /bioloˈɡia/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: bi‧o‧lo‧gi‧a

biologia (accusative singular biologian, plural biologiaj, accusative plural biologiajn)

1. biological

• IPA^(key): /ˈbioˌloɡiɑ/, [ˈbio̞ˌlo̞ɡiɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oɡiɑ
• Syllabification^(key): bi‧o‧lo‧gi‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): bio‧logia

bio- +‎ -logia

biologia

1. biology

• elotiede (archaic)

• “biologia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

biologia

1. partitive singular of biologi

biologia (plural biologias)

1. biology

From bio- +‎ -logia.

• Rhymes: -ia

• IPA^(key): /bi.o.loˈd͡ʒi.a/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: bi‧o‧lo‧gì‧a

biologia f (plural biologie)

1. biology

• biologia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”) +‎ -logia.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [bi.ɔˈɫɔ.ɡi.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [bi.oˈlɔː.d͡ʒi.a]

biologia f sg (genitive biologiae); first declension

1. (New Latin) biology

First-declension noun, singular only.

• biologicus
• biologus

bio- +‎ -logia. From the 19th century.^[1]

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biologia f (plural biologias)

1. biology

• biologic

From bio- +‎ -logia. First attested in 1823.^[1][2]

• IPA^(key): /bjɔˈlɔ.ɡja/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɡja
• Syllabification: bio‧lo‧gia

biologia f

1. biology (science of living matter)

   nowoczesna/współczesna biologia ― modern biology

   biologia doświadczalna/eksperymentalna ― experimental biology

   biologia molekularna ― molecular biology

   biologia komórki ― cell biology

   biologia nowotworów ― neoplasm biology

   biologia roślin ― plant biology

   osiągnięcia biologii ― the achievements of biology

   postępy biologii ― advances of biology

2. biology (subject of education)

   absolwent biologii ― biology graduate

   student/studentka biologii ― biology student

   studiować biologię ― to study biology

   ukończyć biologię ― to graduate from biology

   wybrać biologię ― to choose biology

   dziekan biologii ― dean of biology

   pracownik biologii ― biology department employee

   prodziekan biologii ― associate dean of biology

   budynek biologii ― biology building

   dostać się na biologię ― to get into (to be accepted into) biology

   zdać/zdawać na biologię ― to pass biology

   nauczyciel/nauczycielka biologii ― biology teacher

   lekcje biologii ― biology lessons

   zeszyt do biologii ― biology notebook

3. biology (the structure, function, and behavior of an organism or type of organism)

   prawa biologii ― laws of biology

   siła biologii ― the strength of biology

   biologia zwyciężyła ― biology has prevailed

• biologia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• biologia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy”). By surface analysis, bio- +‎ -logia. Piecewise doublet of zoologia.

• Hyphenation: bi‧o‧lo‧gi‧a

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biologia f (plural biologias)

1. biology

• “biologia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “biologia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

• биолоӂия (biologia) — Moldovan Cyrillic spelling

biologia f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of biologie