bacteria

See also: Bacteria, bactéria, and bacterià

EnglishEdit

 
scanning electron micrograph of E. coli bacteria

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Irregular plural of bacterium from New Latin bactēria.

NounEdit

bacteria

  1. plural of bacterium

NounEdit

bacteria (plural bacterias)

  1. (US) A type, species, or strain of bacterium.
    • 2002, A.C. Panchdhari, Water Supply and Sanitary Installations[1], 2nd ed. edition, →ISBN, page 177:
      Anaerobic bacteria function in the absence of oxygen, where as aerobic bacteria require sunlight and also oxygen. Both these bacterias are capable of breaking down the organic matter []
  2. (US, proscribed) Alternative form of bacterium.
  3. (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.
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Etymology 2Edit

From New Latin bactēria, from Ancient Greek βακτηρίᾱ (baktēríā, rod, stick).

NounEdit

bacteria (plural bacteriae)

  1. (dated, medicine) An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.

AnagramsEdit

GalicianEdit

NounEdit

bacteria f (plural bacterias)

  1. bacterium

LatinEdit

NounEdit

bactēria

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bactērium

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From New Latin bacteria, plural of bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /baɡˈteɾja/ [baɣ̞ˈt̪e.ɾja]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾja
  • Syllabification: bac‧te‧ria

NounEdit

bacteria f (plural bacterias)

  1. bacterium

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WelshEdit

EtymologyEdit

From New Latin bactēria, plural of bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bacteria m pl (singulative bacteriwm)

  1. bacteria

MutationEdit

Welsh mutation
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.