potamogetone

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Italian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from translingual Potamogeton, from Latin potamogēton, from Ancient Greek ποταμογείτων (potamogeítōn).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /po.ta.moˈd͡ʒɛ.to.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtone
  • Hyphenation: po‧ta‧mo‧gè‧to‧ne

Noun[edit]

potamogetone m (plural potamogetoni)

  1. any plant of the Potamogeton taxonomic genus
  2. (uncountable) the Potamogeton taxonomic genus

Further reading[edit]

  • potamogetone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • potamogetone in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

potamogētōne

  1. ablative singular of potamogēton