ωογένεση

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Greek

Etymology

ωο- (oo-, oo- (egg)) +‎ γένεση (génesi, creation - birth). Learned borrowing from English oogenesis.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.oˈʝe.ne.si/
  • Hyphenation: ω‧ο‧γέ‧νε‧ση

Noun

ωογένεση (oogénesif (plural ωογενέσεις)

  1. (biology) oogenesis

Declension

Declension of ωογένεση
singular plural
nominative ωογένεση (oogénesi) ωογενέσεις (oogenéseis)
genitive ωογένεσης (oogénesis) ωογενέσεων (oogenéseon)
accusative ωογένεση (oogénesi) ωογενέσεις (oogenéseis)
vocative ωογένεση (oogénesi) ωογενέσεις (oogenéseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: ωογενέσεως (oogenéseos)

  • see the ancient ᾠόν (ōión, egg) & γένεση f (génesi, birth - creation)

References

  1. ^ ωογένεση - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας:  [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.