diploide

See also: diploïde

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos, “double”) + -oide.

Adjective

diploide m or f by sense (plural diploidi)

1. (genetics) diploid

Related terms

• diploidia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• diplóide (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from French diploïde, from Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos, “double”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “form”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈplɔj.d͡ʒi/ [d͡ʒiˈplɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈplɔj.d͡ʒi/ [d͡ʒiˈplɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈplɔj.de/ [d͡ʒiˈplɔɪ̯.de]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈplɔj.dɨ/ [diˈplɔj.ðɨ]

Adjective

diploide m or f (plural diploides)

1. (cytology) diploid (of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome)

Further reading

• “diploide”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “diploide”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos, “double”) +‎ -oide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈploide/ [d̪iˈploi̯.ð̞e]
• Rhymes: -oide
• Syllabification: di‧ploi‧de

Adjective

diploide m or f (masculine and feminine plural diploides)

1. (cytology) diploid

Derived terms

• diploidía

Further reading

• “diploide”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025