Greek

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Etymology

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Learned reborrowing from the singular accusative ἀμοιβάδα of Katharevousa ἀμοιβάς (amoibás), from English amoeba, from New Latin amoeba, from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, in the sense: interchange).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.miˈva.ða/
  • Hyphenation: α‧μοι‧βά‧δα

Noun

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αμοιβάδα (amoivádaf (plural αμοιβάδες)

  1. (microbiology) amoeba

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ αμοιβάδα”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998

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