gameta

See also: gàmeta, gâmeta, gaméta, and gametą

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡamɛta]

Noun

gameta f

1. gamete

   Synonym: pohlavní buňka

Declension

Declension of gameta (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	gameta	gamety
genitive	gamety	gamet
dative	gametě	gametám
accusative	gametu	gamety
vocative	gameto	gamety
locative	gametě	gametách
instrumental	gametou	gametami

Further reading

• “gameta”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “gameta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “gameta”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γαμετή (gametḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈmɛ.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛta
• Syllabification: ga‧me‧ta

Noun

gameta f

1. (cytology) gamete

Declension

Declension of gameta

	singular	plural
nominative	gameta	gamety
genitive	gamety	gamet
dative	gamecie	gametom
accusative	gametę	gamety
instrumental	gametą	gametami
locative	gamecie	gametach
vocative	gameto	gamety

Derived terms

noun

• anizogameta

 

Further reading

• gameta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• gameta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• gâmeta (Portugal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γαμετή (gametḗ, “wife”), γαμέτης (gamétēs, “husband”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈme.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈme.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈme.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈme.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: ga‧me‧ta

Noun

gameta m (plural gametas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. (cytology) gamete (reproductive cell)