ωογένεση

Greek

Etymology

ωο- (oo-, “oo- (egg)”) +‎ γένεση (génesi, “creation - birth”). Learned borrowing from English oogenesis.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.oˈʝe.ne.si/
  • Hyphenation: ω‧ο‧γέ‧νε‧ση

Noun

ωογένεση • (oogénesi) f (plural ωογενέσεις)

  1. (biology) oogenesis

Declension

  • see the ancient ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) & γένεση f (génesi, “birth - creation”)

References

  1. Georgios Babiniotis (2002), “ωογένεση”, in Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of the New Greek Language] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias, →ISBN.
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