hormón
Icelandic
Alternative forms
- hormóni
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɔrmouːn/
Noun
hormón m (genitive singular hormóns, nominative plural hormónar) or (less commonly)
hormón n (genitive singular hormóns, nominative plural hormón)
Usage notes
- More common in the masculine gender. Also used in the masculine weak form hormóni.
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hormón | hormóninn | hormónar | hormónarnir |
| accusative | hormón | hormóninn | hormóna | hormónana |
| dative | hormón | hormóninum | hormónum | hormónunum |
| genitive | hormóns | hormónsins | hormóna | hormónanna |
or (less commonly)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hormón | hormónið | hormón | hormónin |
| accusative | hormón | hormónið | hormón | hormónin |
| dative | hormóni | hormóninu | hormónum | hormónunum |
| genitive | hormóns | hormónsins | hormóna | hormónanna |
Irish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”).
Noun
hormón m (genitive singular hormóin, nominative plural hormóin)
Declension
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Derived terms
- hormónach (“hormonal”, adjective)
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “hormón”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from English hormone, from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦɔrmoːn]
Noun
hormón m inan (relational adjective hormónový or hormonálny, diminutive hormónik)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hormón | hormóny |
| genitive | hormónu | hormónov |
| dative | hormónu | hormónom |
| accusative | hormón | hormóny |
| locative | hormóne | hormónoch |
| instrumental | hormónom | hormónmi |
Further reading
- “hormón”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025