apófisis
Spanish
Etymology
From New Latin apophysis, from Ancient Greek ἀπόφυσις (apóphusis, “offshoot”), from ἀπό (apó, “off, from”) + φύσις (phúsis, “origin, birth”), from φύω (phúō, “to bring forth, to cause to grow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈpofisis/ [aˈpo.fi.sis]
- Rhymes: -ofisis
- Syllabification: a‧pó‧fi‧sis
Derived terms
- apófisis coracoides
- apófisis mastoides
Further reading
- “apófisis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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