amööb

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Etymology

From New Latin amoeba, from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, change), from ἀμείβω (ameíbō, I change).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑˈmøːb̥/,
  • Rhymes: -øːb
  • Hyphenation: amööb

Noun

amööb (genitive amööbi, partitive amööbi)

  1. (biology) amoeba (member of the genus Amoeba)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) amoeba (unintelligent or spineless person)

Declension

Declension of amööb (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative amööb amööbid
accusative nom.
gen. amööbi
genitive amööbide
partitive amööbi amööbe
amööbisid
illative amööbi
amööbisse
amööbidesse
amööbesse
inessive amööbis amööbides
amööbes
elative amööbist amööbidest
amööbest
allative amööbile amööbidele
amööbele
adessive amööbil amööbidel
amööbel
ablative amööbilt amööbidelt
amööbelt
translative amööbiks amööbideks
amööbeks
terminative amööbini amööbideni
essive amööbina amööbidena
abessive amööbita amööbideta
comitative amööbiga amööbidega

Derived terms

Compounds

References

  • amööb in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • amööb”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009