bakteriofag

See also: bakteriofág

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría)

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)?

Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion)

Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor.

New Latin bactēriumbor.

French bactériebor.

Polish bakteria

Proto-Slavic *-o-

Old Polish -o-

Polish -o-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-der.

Ancient Greek ἔφαγον (éphagon)

Ancient Greek -φάγος (-phágos)lbor.

Polish -fag

Polish bakteriofag

From bakteria + -o- + -fag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bak.tɛˈrjɔ.fak/

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• Rhymes: -ɔfak
• Syllabification: bak‧te‧rio‧fag

Noun

bakteriofag m animal

1. bacteriophage, phage (virus that infects bacteria)

   Synonym: fag

Declension

Declension of bakteriofag

	singular	plural
nominative	bakteriofag	bakteriofagi
genitive	bakteriofaga	bakteriofagów
dative	bakteriofagowi	bakteriofagom
accusative	bakteriofaga	bakteriofagi
instrumental	bakteriofagiem	bakteriofagami
locative	bakteriofagu	bakteriofagach
vocative	bakteriofagu	bakteriofagi

Further reading

• “bakteriofag”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)