bactéria

See also: bacteria, Bacteria, and bacterià

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin bactēria, a neuter plural reinterpreted as a feminine singular, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “small staff”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bakˈtɛ.ɾi.ɐ/ [bakˈtɛ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /bakˈtɛ.ɾjɐ/, /ba.kiˈtɛ.ɾi.ɐ/ [ba.kiˈtɛ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ba.kiˈtɛ.ɾjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bakˈtɛ.ɾi.ɐ/ [bakˈtɛ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /bakˈtɛ.ɾjɐ/, /ba.kiˈtɛ.ɾi.ɐ/ [ba.kiˈtɛ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ba.kiˈtɛ.ɾjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bakˈtɛ.ɾi.a/ [bakˈtɛ.ɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /bakˈtɛ.ɾja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /baˈktɛ.ɾjɐ/

• Hyphenation: bac‧té‧ri‧a

Noun

bactéria f (plural bactérias)

1. bacterium

Related terms

• bacteriologia, bactericida, bacterial
• micróbio, bacilo, germe