espermatozoide
See also: espermatozóide
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “sperm”) + ζῷον (zōîon, “living thing”) + -oide.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.peʁ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ [is.peɦ.ma.toˈzɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi], /es.peʁ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ [es.peɦ.ma.toˈzɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi], /isˌpɛʁ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ [isˌpɛɦ.ma.toˈzɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi], /esˌpɛʁ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ [esˌpɛɦ.ma.toˈzɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.peɾ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ [is.peɾ.ma.toˈzɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi], /es.peɾ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ [es.peɾ.ma.toˈzɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi], /isˌpɛɾ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ [isˌpɛɾ.ma.toˈzɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi], /esˌpɛɾ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ [esˌpɛɾ.ma.toˈzɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.peʁ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ [iʃ.peʁ.ma.toˈzɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi], /eʃ.peʁ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ [eʃ.peʁ.ma.toˈzɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi], /iʃˌpɛʁ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ [iʃˌpɛʁ.ma.toˈzɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi], /eʃˌpɛʁ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ [eʃˌpɛʁ.ma.toˈzɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.peɻ.ma.toˈzɔj.de/ [es.peɻ.ma.toˈzɔɪ̯.de], /esˌpɛɻ.ma.toˈzɔj.de/ [esˌpɛɻ.ma.toˈzɔɪ̯.de]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pɨɾ.mɐ.tuˈzɔj.dɨ/ [(i)ʃ.pɨɾ.mɐ.tuˈzɔj.ðɨ], /(i)ʃˌpɛɾ.mɐ.tuˈzɔj.dɨ/ [(i)ʃˌpɛɾ.mɐ.tuˈzɔj.ðɨ]
- Hyphenation: es‧per‧ma‧to‧zoi‧de
Noun
espermatozoide m (plural espermatozoides)
- (cytology) spermatozoon (reproductive cell of the male)
Further reading
- “espermatozoide”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “espermatozoide”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French spermatozoïde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /espeɾmatoˈθoide/ [es.peɾ.ma.t̪oˈθoi̯.ð̞e] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /espeɾmatoˈsoide/ [es.peɾ.ma.t̪oˈsoi̯.ð̞e] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -oide
- Syllabification: es‧per‧ma‧to‧zoi‧de
Noun
espermatozoide m (plural espermatozoides)
- (cytology) spermatozoon (reproductive cell of the male)
Further reading
- “espermatozoide”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024