oogenesis
See also: oögenesis
English
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Etymology
Noun
oogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural oogeneses)
- (biology) The formation and development of an oocyte or ovum
- Antonym: spermatogenesis
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Latin
Etymology
from ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) + γένεσις (génesis, “origin”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /oː.oˈɡe.ne.sis/, [oːɔˈɡɛnɛs̠ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /o.oˈd͡ʒe.ne.sis/, [oːˈd͡ʒɛːnes̬is]
Noun
ōogenesis f (genitive ōogenesis or ōogeneseōs or ōogenesios); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | ōogenesis | ōogenesēs ōogeneseis |
Genitive | ōogenesis ōogeneseōs ōogenesios |
ōogenesium |
Dative | ōogenesī | ōogenesibus |
Accusative | ōogenesim ōogenesin ōogenesem1 |
ōogenesēs ōogenesīs |
Ablative | ōogenesī ōogenese1 |
ōogenesibus |
Vocative | ōogenesis ōogenesi |
ōogenesēs ōogeneseis |
1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.
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