αμοιβάδα

Greek

Etymology

Learned reborrowing from the singular accusative ἀμοιβάδα of Katharevousa ἀμοιβάς (amoibás), from English amoeba, from New Latin amoeba, from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “in the sense: interchange”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.miˈva.ða/
  • Hyphenation: α‧μοι‧βά‧δα

Noun

αμοιβάδα • (amoiváda) f (plural αμοιβάδες)

  1. (microbiology) amoeba

Declension
declension of αμοιβάδα
case     \     number singular plural
nominative αμοιβάδα • αμοιβάδες •
genitive αμοιβάδας • αμοιβάδων •
accusative αμοιβάδα • αμοιβάδες •
vocative αμοιβάδα • αμοιβάδες •
  • αμοιβαδικός (amoivadikós)
  • αμοιβαδοειδής (amoivadoeidís)
  • αμοιβάδωση f (amoivádosi)
  • and see: αμείβω (ameívo, “pay fee, recompense”)

References
  1. αμοιβάδα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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