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archaeon
archaeon
English
Noun
archaeon (plural archaeons or archaea)
- A microorganism, physically resembling a bacterium, of the kingdom Archaea.
Synonyms
Translations
microorganism
See also
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /arˈkʰae̯.on/, [arˈkʰae̯.õ]
Noun
archaeon n (genitive archaeī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension, Greek type.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | archaeon | archaea |
| genitive | archaeī | archaeōrum |
| dative | archaeō | archaeīs |
| accusative | archaeon | archaea |
| ablative | archaeō | archaeīs |
| vocative | archaeon | archaea |