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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
genética f (plural genéticas)
- genetics
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
genética
- feminine singular of genético
Further reading
- “genética”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “genética”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “genética”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “genética”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “genética”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xeˈnetika/
- Rhymes: -etika
- Syllabification: ge‧né‧ti‧ca
Etymology 1
Borrowed from New Latin geneticus, from Latin genĕsis.
Noun
genética f (uncountable)
- genetics
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
genética
- feminine singular of genético
Further reading