bacteria
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /bækˈtɪɹ.i.ə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bakˈtɪəriə/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə
Etymology 1Edit
Irregular plural of bacterium from New Latin bactēria.
NounEdit
bacteria
NounEdit
bacteria (plural bacterias)
- (US) A type, species, or strain of bacterium.
- (US, proscribed) Alternative form of bacterium.
- (derogatory, slang) Lowlife, slob (could be treated as plural or singular).
Usage notesEdit
- This is the plural form of the word. While it is often used as if it were singular (as a collective noun), this is considered nonstandard by some in the US and more elsewhere. See the usage examples under bacterium.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
bacterium — see bacterium
See alsoEdit
- culture (collective noun)
Etymology 2Edit
From New Latin bactēria, from Ancient Greek βακτηρίᾱ (baktēríā, “rod, stick”).
NounEdit
bacteria (plural bacteriae)
- (dated, medicine) An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.
AnagramsEdit
GalicianEdit
NounEdit
bacteria f (plural bacterias)
LatinEdit
NounEdit
bactēria
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From New Latin bacteria, plural of bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion).
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /baɡˈteɾja/ [baɣ̞ˈt̪e.ɾja]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -eɾja
- Syllabification: bac‧te‧ria
NounEdit
bacteria f (plural bacterias)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “bacteria”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
WelshEdit
EtymologyEdit
From New Latin bactēria, plural of bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bacteria m pl (singulative bacteriwm)
MutationEdit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
bacteria | facteria | macteria | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |