mitochondria

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmaɪ.toʊˈkɑn.dɹi.ə/, /ˌmaɪ.dəˈkɑn.dɹi.ə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmaɪ.tə(ʊ)ˈkɒn.dɹi.ə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: mi‧to‧chon‧dri‧a

From mitochondrion +‎ -a.

mitochondria

1. plural of mitochondrion

   Muscles contain many mitochondria so that they can have large energy supplies.

See above.

mitochondria (plural mitochondria or mitochondrias)

1. (sometimes proscribed) mitochondrion.

   The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.

• IPA^(key): /mi.tɔˈxɔn.drja/
• Rhymes: -ɔndrja
• Syllabification: mi‧to‧chon‧dria

mitochondria

1. nominative plural of mitochondrium
2. accusative plural of mitochondrium
3. vocative plural of mitochondrium

• IPA^(key): [ˈmitɔxɔndri̯a]

mitochondria f (genitive singular mitochondrie, nominative plural mitochondrie, genitive plural mitochondrií, declension pattern of ulica)

1. (biology, cytology) mitochondrion

• “mitochondria”, 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