gameto

Esperanto

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γαμετή (gametḗ, “wife”), γαμέτης (gamétēs, “husband”), ultimately from γάμος (gámos, “marriage”). Also morphologically equivalent to gamo (“gamut, musical scale”) +‎ -et- (diminutive affix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaˈmeto]
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• Rhymes: -eto
• Hyphenation: ga‧me‧to

Noun

gameto (accusative singular gameton, plural gametoj, accusative plural gametojn)

1. (cytology) gamete

Related terms

• gonado (“gonad”)

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈmeto/

Noun

gameto (plural gameti)

1. (cytology) gamete

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈmeto/ [ɡaˈme.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification: ga‧me‧to

Noun

gameto m (plural gametos)

1. (cytology) gamete

Further reading

• “gameto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014