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Etymology

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Ultimately from French eucaryote, based on Ancient Greek εὖ () + κάρυον (káruon). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌœy̯.kaː.riˈoːt/
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  • Hyphenation: eu‧ka‧ry‧oot
  • Rhymes: -oːt

Noun

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eukaryoot m (plural eukaryoten, diminutive eukaryootje n)

  1. eukaryote, any member of the domain Eukaryota [from late 20th c.]

Adjective

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eukaryoot (not comparable)

  1. eucaryotic [from late 20th c.]
    Synonym: eukaryotisch

Inflection

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Declension of eukaryoot
uninflected eukaryoot
inflected eukaryote
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial eukaryoot
indefinite m./f. sing. eukaryote
n. sing. eukaryoot
plural eukaryote
definite eukaryote
partitive eukaryoots