bacteria
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bakˈtɪə̯.ri.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bækˈtɪɹ.i.ə/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə
Etymology 1
Borrowed from New Latin bacteria, plural of bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “little rod”).
Noun
bacteria
Noun
bacteria (plural bacterias)
- (US) A type, species, or strain of bacterium.
- (US, proscribed) Alternative form of bacterium.
- (derogatory, slang) Lowlife, slob (could be treated as plural or singular).
Usage notes
- This is the plural form of the word. While it is often used as if it were singular (as a collective noun), this is considered nonstandard by some in the US and more elsewhere. See the usage examples under bacterium.
Derived terms
- archaebacteria / archebacteria
- Archaebacteria / Archebacteria
- Bacteria
- bacterialess
- bacterin
- bacteriosis
- bacteriuria
- bacterivore
- bacterize
- Eubacteria
- eubacteria
- green non-sulfur bacteria (Chloroflexi)
- green sulfur bacteria (Chlorobiaceae)
- pseudobacteria
- purple bacteria (Pseudomonadota)
- slime bacteria (Myxococcales)
- spherobacteria
Translations
See also
- culture (collective noun)
Etymology 2
From New Latin bactēria, from Ancient Greek βακτηρίᾱ (baktēríā, “rod, stick”).
Noun
bacteria (plural bacteriae)
- (dated, medicine) An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.
Anagrams
Galician
Noun
bacteria f (plural bacterias)
Latin
Noun
bactēria
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin bacteria, plural of bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “little rod”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baɡˈteɾja/ [baɣ̞ˈt̪e.ɾja]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -eɾja
- Syllabification: bac‧te‧ria
Noun
bacteria f (plural bacterias)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “bacteria”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Welsh
Etymology
From English bacteria, from New Latin bactēria, plural of bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “little rod”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bacteria m (collective, singulative bacteriwm)
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