Protein

Protein

See also: protein

German

Etymology

Suggested by Berzelius in a letter to Mulder, from Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος (prōteîos, “primary”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), with a suffix derived from Latin -īnus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁoteˈiːn/, /pʁoteˈʔiːn/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Protein n (strong, genitive Proteins, plural Proteine)

  1. (biochemistry, nutrition) protein
    Synonym: Eiweiß
    Proteine sind ein lebensnotwendiger Bestandteil aller Zellen.
    Proteins are a vital component of all cells.

Declension

Declension of Protein [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Protein die Proteine
genitive eines des Proteins der Proteine
dative einem dem Protein den Proteinen
accusative ein das Protein die Proteine

Hyponyms

Further reading

  • “Protein”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
  • “Protein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Protein” in Duden online
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