okfruma
Icelandic
Etymology
From ok (“yoke”) + fruma (“cell”), a calque based on Ancient Greek ζυγωτός (zugōtós, “yoked”), whence German Zygote, English zygote and others.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔːk.frʏːma/
Declension
declension of okfruma
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | okfruma | okfruman | okfrumur | okfrumurnar |
| accusative | okfrumu | okfrumuna | okfrumur | okfrumurnar |
| dative | okfrumu | okfrumunni | okfrumum | okfrumunum |
| genitive | okfrumu | okfrumunnar | okfruma/okfrumna | okfrumanna/okfrumnanna |
Related terms
- okfrjóvgun (zygotic induction)
- okkjarni (zygotic nucleus)
- okun (zygosis)
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