metamorfosis

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin metamorphōsis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis), from μεταμορφόω (metamorphóō, “to transform, change, disguise”), from μετά (metá, “concerning change”) + μορφόω (morphóō, “to form”). The form displaced earlier loanword metamorfosa, borrowed from Dutch metamorfose.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /metamɔrˈfosɪs/
• Rhymes: -sɪs
• Hyphenation: me‧ta‧mor‧fo‧sis

Noun

metamorfosis (plural metamorfosis-metamorfosis, first-person possessive metamorfosisku, second-person possessive metamorfosismu, third-person possessive metamorfosisnya)

1. metamorphosis
   1. A transformation, such as one performed by magic.
   2. A noticeable change in character, appearance, function or condition.
   3. (biology) A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development.
   4. (pathology) A change in the structure of a specific body tissue.

Alternative forms

• metamorfosa

Synonyms

• (non-scientific): transfigurasi

Derived terms

• bermetamorfosis

 

Related terms

• metamorf

 

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin metamorphōsis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis), from μεταμορφόω (metamorphóō, “to transform, change, disguise”), from μετά (metá, “concerning change”) + μορφόω (morphóō, “to form”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /metamoɾˈfosis/ [me.t̪a.moɾˈfo.sis]
• Rhymes: -osis
• Syllabification: me‧ta‧mor‧fo‧sis

Noun

metamorfosis f (plural metamorfosis)

1. (biology) metamorphosis

Derived terms

• metamorfosear

 

Related terms

• metamorfismo

 

Further reading

• “metamorfosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16