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Italian
Etymology
From a- + -gamia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ɡaˈmi.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: a‧ga‧mì‧a
Noun
agamia f (plural agamie)
- agamogenesis
Derived terms
Further reading
- agamia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek αγαμία (agamía). By surface analysis, a- + -gamia. First attested in 1836.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɡa.mja/
- Rhymes: -amja
- Syllabification: a‧ga‧mia
Noun
agamia f
- (literary) agamy (state of being unmarried)
- Synonym: bezżeństwo
- (biology) agamy (inability to sexually reproduce) (as seen in worker bees or ants)
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Ludwik Janowski (1836) Historya powszechna od początku wiadomości historycznych aż do czasów naszych. T. 1, page 196
Further reading
- agamia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- agamia in Polish dictionaries at PWN