mikrobo

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Esperanto[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, small) + βίος (bíos, life).

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • IPA(key): [miˈkrobo]
  • Rhymes: -obo
  • Hyphenation: mi‧kro‧bo

Noun[edit]

mikrobo (accusative singular mikrobon, plural mikroboj, accusative plural mikrobojn)

  1. (microbiology) microbe, germ (colloquial)
    Uzu manpurigilon por protekti vin kontraŭ mikroboj.
    Use hand sanitizer to protect yourself against germs.

Ido[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Esperanto mikroboEnglish microbeFrench microbeGerman MikrobeItalian microboRussian микро́б (mikrób)Spanish microbio.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mikrobo (plural mikrobi)

  1. microbe, microorganism