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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos, “agreeing, of one mind”), equivalent to ομό- (omó-, “same, homo-”) + -λογος (-logos, “reason, mind, -logous”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈmoloɣos/
- Hyphenation: ο‧μό‧λο‧γος
Adjective
ομόλογος • (omólogos) m (feminine ομόλογη, neuter ομόλογο)
- corresponding (have a similar relationship or proportion)
- ομόλογα σχήματα ― omóloga schímata ― corresponding shapes
- ομόλογες πλευρές ― omóloges plevrés ― corresponding sides
- (biology, chemistry, genetics) homologous (showing a degree of correspondence or similarity)
Η βάλανος είναι ομόλογη με την κλειτορίδα.- I válanos eínai omólogi me tin kleitorída.
- The glans penis is homologous with the clitoris.
- ομόλογες σειρές ― omóloges seirés ― homologous series
- ομόλογα χρωματοσώματα ― omóloga chromatosómata ― homologous chromosomes
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- ομολογώ (omologó, “to confess, to admit”)
Noun
ομόλογος • (omólogos) m (plural ομόλογοι, feminine ομόλογη)
- (of people) counterpart, equivalent, opposite number (one which has corresponding functions)
- Ο Υπουργός Εξωτερικού συναντήθηκε με τον Αμερικανό ομόλογό του. ― O Ypourgós Exoterikoú synantíthike me ton Amerikanó omólogó tou. ― The Foreign Minister met with his American counterpart (ie, the Secretary of State).
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