hormona

== Asturian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “I set in motion, urge on”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oɾˈmona/ [oɾˈmo.na] Rhymes: -ona Syllabification: hor‧mo‧na === Noun === hormona f (plural hormones) hormone ==== Related terms ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present active participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, urge on”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [urˈmo.nə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [orˈmo.nə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [oɾˈmo.na] Hyphenation: hor‧mo‧na === Noun === hormona f (plural hormones) hormone ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “hormona”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “hormona”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “hormona” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == Galician == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “I set in motion, urge on”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔɾˈmona/ [ɔɾˈmõ.nɐ] Rhymes: -ona Hyphenation: hor‧mo‧na === Noun === hormona f (plural hormonas) hormone ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “hormona”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === hormonene === Noun === hormona n definite plural of hormon == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === hormona n definite plural of hormon == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from English hormone, from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: hor‧mo‧na === Noun === hormona f (plural hormonas) (Portugal, physiology, endocrinology) hormone (substance that produces physiological effects) Synonym: hormônio (Brazil) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “hormona”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English hormone, from Ancient Greek ὁρμή (hormḗ, “rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, impulse to do a thing, effort”), from ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, urge on”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oɾˈmona/ [oɾˈmo.na] Rhymes: -ona Syllabification: hor‧mo‧na === Noun === hormona f (plural hormonas) hormone ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === hormona inflection of hormonar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “hormona”, 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