protista

See also: Protista

English

Noun

protista

1. plural of protiston

Anagrams

• Patriots, patriots

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin Protista, from Ancient Greek πρώτιστος (prṓtistos), corresponding to proto- +‎ -ista.

Noun

protista m (plural protisti)

1. (microbiology) protist

Anagrams

• portasti, spartito, sportati, traposti

Portuguese

protista

Etymology

From New Latin Protista, from Ancient Greek πρώτιστος (prṓtistos), corresponding to proto- +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈt͡ʃis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈt͡ʃis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈt͡ʃiʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈt͡ʃis.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɔˈtiʃ.tɐ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ
• Hyphenation: pro‧tis‧ta

Noun

protista m (plural protistas)

1. (biology) protist (eukaryotic unicellular organisms)

Further reading

• “protista”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “protista”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “protista”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “protista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin Protista, from Ancient Greek πρώτιστος (prṓtistos), corresponding to proto- +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈtista/ [pɾoˈt̪is.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: pro‧tis‧ta

Noun

protista m (plural protistas)

1. (biology) protist

Further reading

• “protista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16