Greek edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Noun edit

αμοιβάδα (amoivádaf (plural αμοιβάδες)

  1. (microbiology) amoeba

Declension edit

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References edit

  1. ^ αμοιβάδαΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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