ameba

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: ə-mēʹbə, IPA(key): /əˈmiːbə/ Rhymes: -iːbə === Noun === ameba (plural amebas or amebae) (US) Alternative spelling of amoeba. ==== Usage notes ==== Amoeba is the more widespread spelling of this word in the US. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Ambae, abeam == Finnish == === Alternative forms === ameeba === Etymology === Learned borrowing from New Latin amēba, from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑme(ː)bɑ/, [ˈɑ̝me̞(ː)bɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑmebɑ Syllabification(key): a‧me‧ba Hyphenation(key): ame‧ba === Noun === ameba (biology) amoeba ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ameba”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch amoebe, from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈameba] Hyphenation: amé‧ba === Noun === améba (plural ameba-ameba) amoeba, ameba: a member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia ==== Alternative forms ==== amuba, a variant that arose due to a misidentification of the digraph oe as coming from Dutch rather than Latin. === Further reading === “ameba”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin amoeba (“change, alternation, transformation”), from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈmɛ.ba/ Rhymes: -ɛba Hyphenation: a‧mè‧ba === Noun === ameba f (plural amebe) (biology) amoeba (colloquial, derogatory) an unintelligent or spineless person ==== Derived terms ==== amebico == Polish == === Etymology === Internationalism; possibly borrowed from German Amöbe or English amoeba, ultimately from New Latin amoeba, from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”). First attested in the 19th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈmɛ.ba/ Rhymes: -ɛba Syllabification: a‧me‧ba === Noun === ameba f amoeba (member of the genus Amoeba) Synonym: pełzak maleńka ameba ― tiny amoeba zakażenie amebą ― infected by an amoeba (more generally) amoeba, amoeboid (unicellular organism which has the ability to alter its shape) Synonym: pełzak (colloquial, derogatory) amoeba (unintelligent or spineless person) kosmopolityczna ameba ― cosmopolitan amoeba ameba społeczna ― social amoeba ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === ameba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN ameba in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛbɐ === Noun === ameba f (plural amebas) (biology) amoeba (a genus of unicellular protozoa) === Further reading === “ameba”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ameba”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “ameba”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aměːba/ === Noun === améba f (Cyrillic spelling аме́ба) amoeba ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Alternative forms === amibo amiba === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈmeba/ [aˈme.β̞a] Rhymes: -eba Syllabification: a‧me‧ba === Noun === ameba f (plural amebas) amoeba ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ameba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈmeba/ [ʔɐˈmɛː.bɐ] Rhymes: -eba Syllabification: a‧me‧ba === Noun === ameba (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜊ) alternative form of amiba == Welsh == === Etymology === Borrowed from English amoeba. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /aˈmɛba/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /aˈmeːba/, /aˈmɛba/ === Noun === ameba m (plural amebas or amebâu) amoeba === Mutation ===