amebo

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Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, change).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [aˈmebo]
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  • Rhymes: -ebo
  • Hyphenation: a‧me‧bo

Noun[edit]

amebo (accusative singular amebon, plural ameboj, accusative plural amebojn)

  1. amoeba

Descendants[edit]

  • Ido: amebo

Ido[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Esperanto ameboEnglish amoebaFrench amibeGerman AmöbeItalian amoebaRussian амёба (amjóba)Spanish ameba, from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, change). Decision no. 1216, Progreso VII.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

amebo (plural amebi)

  1. (biology) amoeba

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Progreso V (in Ido), 1912–1913, page 620
  • Progreso VII (in Ido), 1914, page 66