neotenia

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English

Noun

neotenia (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of neoteny

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see German Neotenie).

Pronunciation

Noun

neotenia

  1. (biology) neoteny

Declension

Inflection of neotenia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative neotenia neoteniat
genitive neotenian neotenioiden
neotenioitten
partitive neoteniaa neotenioita
illative neoteniaan neotenioihin
singular plural
nominative neotenia neoteniat
accusative nom. neotenia neoteniat
gen. neotenian
genitive neotenian neotenioiden
neotenioitten
neoteniain rare
partitive neoteniaa neotenioita
inessive neoteniassa neotenioissa
elative neoteniasta neotenioista
illative neoteniaan neotenioihin
adessive neotenialla neotenioilla
ablative neotenialta neotenioilta
allative neotenialle neotenioille
essive neoteniana neotenioina
translative neoteniaksi neotenioiksi
abessive neoteniatta neotenioitta
instructive — neotenioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of neotenia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative neoteniani neoteniani
accusative nom. neoteniani neoteniani
gen. neoteniani
genitive neoteniani neotenioideni
neotenioitteni
neoteniaini rare
partitive neoteniaani neotenioitani
inessive neoteniassani neotenioissani
elative neoteniastani neotenioistani
illative neoteniaani neotenioihini
adessive neoteniallani neotenioillani
ablative neotenialtani neotenioiltani
allative neotenialleni neotenioilleni
essive neotenianani neotenioinani
translative neoteniakseni neotenioikseni
abessive neoteniattani neotenioittani
instructive — —
comitative — neotenioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative neoteniasi neoteniasi
accusative nom. neoteniasi neoteniasi
gen. neoteniasi
genitive neoteniasi neotenioidesi
neotenioittesi
neoteniaisi rare
partitive neoteniaasi neotenioitasi
inessive neoteniassasi neotenioissasi
elative neoteniastasi neotenioistasi
illative neoteniaasi neotenioihisi
adessive neoteniallasi neotenioillasi
ablative neotenialtasi neotenioiltasi
allative neoteniallesi neotenioillesi
essive neotenianasi neotenioinasi
translative neoteniaksesi neotenioiksesi
abessive neoteniattasi neotenioittasi
instructive — —
comitative — neotenioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative neoteniamme neoteniamme
accusative nom. neoteniamme neoteniamme
gen. neoteniamme
genitive neoteniamme neotenioidemme
neotenioittemme
neoteniaimme rare
partitive neoteniaamme neotenioitamme
inessive neoteniassamme neotenioissamme
elative neoteniastamme neotenioistamme
illative neoteniaamme neotenioihimme
adessive neoteniallamme neotenioillamme
ablative neotenialtamme neotenioiltamme
allative neoteniallemme neotenioillemme
essive neotenianamme neotenioinamme
translative neoteniaksemme neotenioiksemme
abessive neoteniattamme neotenioittamme
instructive — —
comitative — neotenioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative neotenianne neotenianne
accusative nom. neotenianne neotenianne
gen. neotenianne
genitive neotenianne neotenioidenne
neotenioittenne
neoteniainne rare
partitive neoteniaanne neotenioitanne
inessive neoteniassanne neotenioissanne
elative neoteniastanne neotenioistanne
illative neoteniaanne neotenioihinne
adessive neoteniallanne neotenioillanne
ablative neotenialtanne neotenioiltanne
allative neoteniallenne neotenioillenne
essive neoteniananne neotenioinanne
translative neoteniaksenne neotenioiksenne
abessive neoteniattanne neotenioittanne
instructive — —
comitative — neotenioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative neoteniansa neoteniansa
accusative nom. neoteniansa neoteniansa
gen. neoteniansa
genitive neoteniansa neotenioidensa
neotenioittensa
neoteniainsa rare
partitive neoteniaansa neotenioitaan
neotenioitansa
inessive neoteniassaan
neoteniassansa 		neotenioissaan
neotenioissansa
elative neoteniastaan
neoteniastansa 		neotenioistaan
neotenioistansa
illative neoteniaansa neotenioihinsa
adessive neoteniallaan
neoteniallansa 		neotenioillaan
neotenioillansa
ablative neotenialtaan
neotenialtansa 		neotenioiltaan
neotenioiltansa
allative neotenialleen
neoteniallensa 		neotenioilleen
neotenioillensa
essive neotenianaan
neotenianansa 		neotenioinaan
neotenioinansa
translative neoteniakseen
neoteniaksensa 		neotenioikseen
neotenioiksensa
abessive neoteniattaan
neoteniattansa 		neotenioittaan
neotenioittansa
instructive — —
comitative — neotenioineen
neotenioinensa

Anagrams

Polish

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Etymology

Internationalism; compare English neoteny, French néoténie, German Neotenie, ultimately from Ancient Greek νέος (néos) + τείνειν (teínein).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛ.ɔˈtɛɲ.ja/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɲja
  • Syllabification: ne‧o‧ten‧ia

Noun

neotenia f (related adjective neoteniczny)

  1. (biology) neoteny (retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult)
  2. (biology) neoteny (sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage)

Declension

Declension of neotenia
singular
nominative neotenia
genitive neotenii
dative neotenii
accusative neotenię
instrumental neotenią
locative neotenii
vocative neotenio

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