hormona

From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμῶ (hormô), ὁρμάω (hormáō, “I set in motion, urge on”).

hormona f (plural hormones)

1. hormone

• hormonal

From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμῶ (hormô), ὁρμάω (hormáō, “I set in motion, urge on”).

hormona f (plural hormones)

1. hormone

• hormonal

• “hormona” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “hormona”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “hormona” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμῶ (hormô), ὁρμάω (hormáō, “I set in motion, urge on”).

hormona f (plural hormonas)

1. hormone

• hormonal

• “hormona” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

• hormonene

hormona n

1. definite plural of hormon

hormona n

1. definite plural of hormon

From English hormone, from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμῶ (hormô), ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”).

• Hyphenation: hor‧mo‧na

hormona f (plural hormonas)

1. (Portugal, physiology, endocrinology) hormone (substance that produces physiological effects)

   Synonym: (Brazil) hormônio

• hormonal
• hormono-

From English hormone, from Ancient Greek ὁρμή (hormḗ, “rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, impulse to do a thing, effort”), from ὁρμάω (hormáō), ὁρμῶ (hormô, “to set in motion, to urge on, to cheer on, to make a start, to hasten on”).

• IPA^(key): /oɾˈmona/ [oɾˈmo.na]
• Rhymes: -ona
• Syllabification: hor‧mo‧na

hormona f (plural hormonas)

1. hormone

• “hormona”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014