hormona

From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “I set in motion, urge on”).

• IPA^(key): /oɾˈmona/ [oɾˈmo.na]
• Rhymes: -ona
• Syllabification: hor‧mo‧na

hormona f (plural hormones)

1. hormone

From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present active participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, urge on”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [urˈmo.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [orˈmo.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [oɾˈmo.na]
• Hyphenation: hor‧mo‧na

hormona f (plural hormones)

1. hormone

• “hormona”, 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
• “hormona”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “hormona” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “I set in motion, urge on”).

• IPA^(key): /ɔɾˈmona/ [ɔɾˈmõ.nɐ]
• Rhymes: -ona
• Hyphenation: hor‧mo‧na

hormona f (plural hormonas)

1. hormone

• “hormona”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

• hormonene

hormona n

1. definite plural of hormon

hormona n

1. definite plural of hormon

Borrowed from English hormone, from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”).

• Hyphenation: hor‧mo‧na

hormona f (plural hormonas)

1. (Portugal, physiology, endocrinology) hormone (substance that produces physiological effects)

   Synonym: hormônio (Brazil)

Borrowed from English hormone, from Ancient Greek ὁρμή (hormḗ, “rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, impulse to do a thing, effort”), from ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, urge on”).

• IPA^(key): /oɾˈmona/ [oɾˈmo.na]
• Rhymes: -ona
• Syllabification: hor‧mo‧na

hormona f (plural hormonas)

1. hormone

hormona

1. inflection of hormonar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “hormona”, 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