metabola

See also: metabolą

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”); μετά (metá, “beyond”) + βολέω (boléō, “throw”).

Noun

metabola (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A change or mutation of disease, symptoms, or treatment.

Noun

metabola pl (plural only)

  1. (in the plural, entomology) Insects that metamorphose.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɛ.taˈbɔ.la/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔla
  • Syllabification: me‧ta‧bo‧la

Noun

metabola f

  1. (rhetoric) any rhetorical device that changes a statement
  2. (narratology) a sudden change in character or plot

Declension
Declension of metabola
singular
nominative metabola
genitive metaboli
dative metaboli
accusative metabolę
instrumental metabolą
locative metaboli
vocative metabolo

Derived terms
adjective
  • metaboliczny
noun

Further reading
  • metabola in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • metabola in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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