-biont

See also: biont

English

Etymology

Probably from German, modification of Ancient Greek βῐούντ- (bĭoúnt-), βιῶν (biôn, “living”), present participle of βῐοῦν (bĭoûn, “to live”), from βῐ́ος (bĭ́os, “mode of life”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: bī'ŏnt, IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪ.ɒnt/
(General American) enPR: bī'änt, IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪ.ɑnt/
Hyphenation: -bi‧ont

Suffix

-biont (noun-forming suffix)

(biology) Forms nouns for a discrete living organism that has a specified mode of living.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

organism with specified mode of living

German: -biont (de) m
Polish: -biont (pl) m

Anagrams

OITNB, Tobin

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bjɔnt/
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Rhymes: -ɔnt
Syllabification: -biont

Suffix

-biont m animal

-biont
‎an- + ‎oksy- + ‎-biont → ‎anoksybiont

Declension

Declension of -biont

	singular	plural
nominative	-biont	-bionty
genitive	-bionta	-biontów
dative	-biontowi	-biontom
accusative	-bionta	-bionty
instrumental	-biontem	-biontami
locative	-bioncie	-biontach
vocative	-bioncie	-bionty