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German
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɔʁˈmoːn/
- Rhymes: -oːn
- Hyphenation: Hor‧mon
Noun
Hormon n (strong, genitive Hormons, plural Hormone)
- hormone
Declension
Further reading
- “Hormon” in Duden online
- “Hormon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache