oogenesis

oogenesis

See also: oögenesis

English

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm
Proto-Hellenic *ōyyón
Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión)
Ancient Greek ᾠο- (ōio-)bor.
English oo-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis
Proto-Hellenic *génetis
Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der.
Latinbor.
English -genesis
English oogenesis

    From oo- + -genesis.

    Pronunciation

    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈuː.d͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/, /ˈoʊ.oʊ.d͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/, /ˈoʊ.ə.d͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/
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    Noun

    oogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural oogeneses)

    1. (biology) The formation and development of an oocyte or ovum
      Antonyms: ovigenesis, spermatogenesis
      Hypernym: gametogenesis

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    Latin

    Etymology

    From ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) + γένεσις (génesis, “origin”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ōogenesis f (genitive ōogenesis or ōogeneseōs or ōogenesios); third declension

    1. oogenesis

    Declension

    Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem).

    singular plural
    nominative ōogenesis ōogenesēs
    ōogeneseis
    genitive ōogenesis
    ōogeneseōs
    ōogenesios     		ōogenesium
    dative ōogenesī ōogenesibus
    accusative ōogenesim
    ōogenesin
    ōogenesem1     		ōogenesēs
    ōogenesīs
    ablative ōogenesī
    ōogenese1     		ōogenesibus
    vocative ōogenesis
    ōogenesi     		ōogenesēs
    ōogeneseis

    1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.

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