English

An amoeba.

Noun

ameba ‎(plural amebas or amebae)

1. (American) Alternative spelling of amoeba

Usage notes

• Amoeba is the usual spelling of this word in the US.

Anagrams

• abeam

Finnish

(index am)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧me‧ba
• IPA^(key): /ˈɑmeːbɑ/

Noun

ameba

1. (biology) amoeba

Declension

Italian

Etymology

From Latin amoeba ‎(“change, alternation, transformation”), from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή ‎(amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.

Noun

ameba f ‎(plural amebe)

1. (biology) amoeba

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

ameba f

1. amoeba (a genus of unicellular protozoa)

Declension

Portuguese

Noun

ameba f (plural amebas)

1. (biology) amoeba (a genus of unicellular protozoa)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aměːba/

Noun

améba f ‎(Cyrillic spelling аме́ба)

1. amoeba

Declension

Spanish

Alternative forms

• amibo

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eβa

Noun

ameba f ‎(plural amebas)

1. amoeba

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowing from English amoeba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmɛba/

Noun

ameba m (plural amebas or amebâu)

1. amoeba

Mutation