biodiversitas

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed bio- +‎ diversitas, learned borrowing from New Latin biodīversitās.

Noun

biodiversitas (first-person possessive biodiversitasku, second-person possessive biodiversitasmu, third-person possessive biodiversitasnya)

1. biodiversity

   Synonym: keragaman

Synonyms

• biodiversiti (Standard Malay)
• biokepelbagaian (Standard Malay)
• keanekaragaman hayati
• keberagaman hayati
• keragaman hayati

Further reading

• “biodiversitas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /bi.o.diːˈu̯er.si.taːs/, [biɔd̪iːˈu̯ɛrs̠ɪt̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /bi.o.diˈver.si.tas/, [biod̪iˈvɛrsit̪äs]

Noun

biodīversitās f (genitive biodīversitātis); third declension

1. (New Latin) biodiversity
   • 2015, Pope Franciscus, “Laudato si’. [1], Litterae Encyclicae, Vatican:

     Memoramus, exempli gratia, illum terrarum orbis pulmones, biodiversitate repletos, qui sunt Amazonia, nec non fluvialem Congi locum, vel magna aquarum glacierumque receptacula.

     Let us mention, for example, those lungs of our planet, rich in biodiversity, which are the Amazon and the Congo basins, or the great aquifers and glaciers.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	biodīversitās	biodīversitātēs
Genitive	biodīversitātis	biodīversitātum
Dative	biodīversitātī	biodīversitātibus
Accusative	biodīversitātem	biodīversitātēs
Ablative	biodīversitāte	biodīversitātibus
Vocative	biodīversitās	biodīversitātēs

Descendants

• → Indonesian: biodiversitas