αμοιβάδα

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Greek

Etymology

Learned reborrowing from the singular accusative ἀμοιβάδα of Katharevousa ἀμοιβάς (amoibás), from English amoeba, from New Latin amoeba, from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, in the sense: interchange).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.miˈva.ða/
  • Hyphenation: α‧μοι‧βά‧δα

Noun

αμοιβάδα (amoivádaf (plural αμοιβάδες)

  1. (microbiology) amoeba

Declension

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Further reading

References

  1. ^ αμοιβάδα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language