archaea

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɑːˈkiːə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɑrˈkiə/, /ɑrˈkeɪə/ === Noun === archaea plural of archaeon == Latin == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== archaea: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [arˈkʰae̯.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [arˈkɛː.a] archaeā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [arˈkʰae̯.aː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [arˈkɛː.a] ==== Adjective ==== archaea inflection of archaeus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural ==== Adjective ==== archaeā ablative feminine singular of archaeus === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [arˈkʰae̯.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [arˈkɛː.a] ==== Noun ==== archaea nominative/accusative/vocative plural of archaeon == Welsh == === Etymology === Borrowed from English archaea, from New Latin archaea, plural of archaeon, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖα (arkhaîa, “ancient”). === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /arˈχeɨ̯a/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /arˈχei̯a/ === Noun === archaea (plural, singular archaeon m) archaea ==== Hyponyms ==== procaryot (“prokaryote”) === Mutation ===