espermatozoide

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See also: espermatozóide

Portuguese

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Espermatozoides

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “sperm”) + ζῷον (zôion, “living thing”) + -oide.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.peʁ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ , /es.peʁ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ , /isˌpɛʁ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ , /esˌpɛʁ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.peɾ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ , /es.peɾ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ , /isˌpɛɾ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ , /esˌpɛɾ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.peʁ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ , /eʃ.peʁ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ , /iʃˌpɛʁ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/ , /eʃˌpɛʁ.ma.toˈzɔj.d͡ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.peɻ.ma.toˈzɔj.de/ , /esˌpɛɻ.ma.toˈzɔj.de/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pɨɾ.mɐ.tuˈzɔj.dɨ/ , /(i)ʃˌpɛɾ.mɐ.tuˈzɔj.dɨ/

  • Hyphenation: es‧per‧ma‧to‧zoi‧de

Noun

espermatozoide m (plural espermatozoides)

  1. (cytology) spermatozoon (reproductive cell of the male)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French spermatozoïde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /espeɾmatoˈθoide/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /espeɾmatoˈsoide/
  • Rhymes: -oide
  • Syllabification: es‧per‧ma‧to‧zoi‧de

Noun

espermatozoide m (plural espermatozoides)

  1. (cytology) spermatozoon (reproductive cell of the male)

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