hormona

Asturian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, I set in motion, urge on).

Noun

hormona f (plural hormones)

  1. hormone

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present active participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, to set in motion, urge on).

Noun

hormona f (plural hormones)

  1. hormone

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, I set in motion, urge on).

Noun

hormona f (plural hormonas)

  1. hormone

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

hormona n

  1. definite plural of hormon

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hormona n

  1. definite plural of hormon

Portuguese

Etymology

From English hormone, from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, to set in motion, to urge on).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /oʁˈmõ.nɐ/ [oɦˈmõ.nɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /oɾˈmõ.nɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /oʁˈmõ.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oɻˈmo.na/

  • Hyphenation: hor‧mo‧na

Noun

hormona f (plural hormonas)

  1. (Portugal, physiology, endocrinology) hormone (substance that produces physiological effects)
    Synonym: (Brazil) hormônio

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English hormone, from Ancient Greek ὁρμή (hormḗ, rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, impulse to do a thing, effort), from ὁρμάω (hormáō, to set in motion, urge on).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɾˈmona/ [oɾˈmo.na]
  • Rhymes: -ona
  • Syllabification: hor‧mo‧na

Noun

hormona f (plural hormonas)

  1. hormone

Derived terms

Verb

hormona

  1. inflection of hormonar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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