bactérie

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

bacrie

from the scientific Latin bacterium, constructed from the Ancient Greek βακτηρία, baktêria ("stick for walking") due to the rod-like shape of the first observed bacteria (bacilli). Word invented by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg in 1838.

Definitions

biologie
biologie

Plural

bactéries

Translations

  • germangerman:Bakterium
  • englishenglish:bacterium
  • chinesechinese:细菌
  • spanishspanish:bacteria
  • greekgreek:μικρόβια
  • italianitalian:batterio
  • dutchdutch:bacterie
  • portugueseportuguese:bactéria
  • swedishswedish:bakterie
  • turkishturkish:bakteri

See also

bactérien (adj.) antibactérien (adj.) abactérien (adj.)