zigot

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζῠγωτός (zŭgōtós, “yoked”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ziˈɣo̞t]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ziˈɣɔt]

Noun

zigot m (plural zigots)

1. zygote

Hyponyms

• homozigot
• heterozigot

Derived terms

• zigòtic

Further reading

• “zigot”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Malay

Etymology

From English zygote, from Ancient Greek ζυγωτός (zugōtós), from ζυγός (zugós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ziɡɔt]
• Rhymes: -ɡɔt, -ɔt

Noun

zigot (Jawi spelling زيݢوت, plural zigot-zigot or zigot²)

1. zygote (fertilized egg cell)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French zygote.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ziˈɡot/

Noun

zigot m (plural zigoți)

1. zygote

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	zigot	zigotul	zigoți	zigoții
genitive-dative	zigot	zigotului	zigoți	zigoților
vocative	zigotule		zigoților

Further reading

• “zigot”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Turkish

Etymology

From French zygote.

Noun

zigot (definite accusative zigotu, plural zigotlar)

1. zygote

Declension

Declension of zigot

	singular	plural
nominative	zigot	zigotlar
definite accusative	zigotu	zigotları
dative	zigota	zigotlara
locative	zigotta	zigotlarda
ablative	zigottan	zigotlardan
genitive	zigotun	zigotların