organismo

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /orɡaˈnismo/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: or‧ga‧nis‧mo

Noun

organismo (accusative singular organismon, plural organismoj, accusative plural organismojn)

1. (biology) organism

   Hyponyms: animalo, besto, planto

Derived terms

• organisma

Further reading

• “organismo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “organismo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Galician

Noun

organismo m (plural organismos)

1. organism

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto organismo, English organism, French organisme, German Organismus, Italian organismo, Russian органи́зм (organízm), Spanish organismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /or.ɡaˈnis.mo/

Noun

organismo (plural organismi)

1. (biology) organism

Interlingua

Noun

organismo (plural organismos)

1. organism

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /or.ɡaˈniz.mo/
• Rhymes: -izmo
• Hyphenation: or‧ga‧nì‧smo

Noun

organismo m (plural organismi)

1. organism
2. body, system (human body)
3. (figurative) organization, body, authority, structure, agency

Synonyms

• ente (3)
• corpo (1,3)
• organizzazione (3)
• struttura (3)

Related terms

• organismo geneticamente modificato
• organo

Anagrams

• orangismo, marginoso, orgasmino

Latin

Noun

organismō

1. dative/ablative singular of organismus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁ.ɡaˈniz.mu/ [oɦ.ɡaˈniz.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁ.ɡaˈniz.mu/ [oɦ.ɡaˈniz.mu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /oɾ.ɡaˈniz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /oʁ.ɡaˈniʒ.mu/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /oɻ.ɡaˈniz.mu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔɾ.ɡɐˈniʒ.mu/ [ɔɾ.ɣɐˈniʒ.mu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔɾ.ɡɐˈniʒ.mu/ [ɔɾ.ɣɐˈniʒ.mu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔɾ.ɡɐˈniʒ.mu/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: or‧ga‧nis‧mo

Noun

organismo m (plural organismos)

1. organism (living thing)
2. ‘nosso organismo’ our / the human body

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-der.

Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon)bor.

Latin organumder.

Old French organebor.

Middle English organe

English organ

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.

English -ism

English organismbor.

Spanish organismo

Borrowed from English organism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾɡaˈnismo/ [oɾ.ɣ̞aˈniz.mo]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: or‧ga‧nis‧mo

Noun

organismo m (plural organismos)

1. organism, creature
2. human body
3. organization, committee, body
4. corporate body

Derived terms

• Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica

Related terms

• organizar
• órgano

Further reading

• “organismo”, 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

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-der.

Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon)bor.

Latin organumder.

Old French organebor.

Middle English organe

English organ

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.

English -ism

English organismbor.

Spanish organismobor.

Tagalog organismo

Borrowed from Spanish organismo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔoɾɡaˈnismo/ [ʔoɾ.ɡ̠ɐˈn̪is.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: or‧ga‧nis‧mo

Noun

organismo (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜄᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ)

1. organism

   Synonyms: (neologism) tataghay, (neologism) bagahay

Related terms

• mikroorganismo