metamorfosis

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin metamorphōsis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis), from μεταμορφόω (metamorphóō, “to transform, change, disguise”), from μετά (metá, “concerning change”) + μορφόω (morphóō, “to form”). The form displaced earlier loanword metamorfosa, borrowed from Dutch metamorfose.

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  • IPA(key): /metamɔrˈfosɪs/
  • Rhymes: -sɪs
  • Hyphenation: me‧ta‧mor‧fo‧sis

Noun

metamorfosis (plural metamorfosis-metamorfosis, first-person possessive metamorfosisku, second-person possessive metamorfosismu, third-person possessive metamorfosisnya)

  1. metamorphosis
    1. A transformation, such as one performed by magic.
    2. A noticeable change in character, appearance, function or condition.
    3. (biology) A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development.
    4. (pathology) A change in the structure of a specific body tissue.

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Etymology

From Latin metamorphōsis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis), from μεταμορφόω (metamorphóō, “to transform, change, disguise”), from μετά (metá, “concerning change”) + μορφόω (morphóō, “to form”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /metamoɾˈfosis/
  • Rhymes: -osis
  • Syllabification: me‧ta‧mor‧fo‧sis

Noun

metamorfosis f (plural metamorfosis)

  1. (biology) metamorphosis

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