hormón

• hormóni

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔrmouːn/

hormón m (genitive singular hormóns, nominative plural hormónar) or (less commonly)
hormón n (genitive singular hormóns, nominative plural hormón)

1. hormone

• More common in the masculine gender. Also used in the masculine weak form hormóni.

or (less commonly)

From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”).

hormón m (genitive singular hormóin, nominative plural hormóin)

1. hormone

• hormónach (“hormonal”, adjective)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “hormón”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Borrowed from English hormone, from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”).

• IPA^(key):

hormón m inan (related adjective hormónový or hormonálny, diminutive hormónik)

1. hormone

• “hormón”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024