mikrobo

Esperanto

Etymology

From French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + βίος (bíos, “life”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [miˈkrobo]
• Rhymes: -obo
• Hyphenation: mi‧kro‧bo

Noun

mikrobo (accusative singular mikrobon, plural mikroboj, accusative plural mikrobojn)

1. (microbiology) microbe, germ (colloquial)

   Uzu manpurigilon por protekti vin kontraŭ mikroboj.

   Use hand sanitizer to protect yourself against germs.

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto mikrobo, English microbe, French microbe, German Mikrobe, Italian microbo, Russian микро́б (mikrób), Spanish microbio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈkrobo/

Noun

mikrobo (plural mikrobi)

1. microbe, microorganism