# ameba
## English
### Pronunciation

* enPR: ə-mēʹbə, IPA: /əˈmiːbə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -iːbə

### Noun

ameba (plural amebas or amebae)
* (American spelling) Alternative form of amoeba

#### Usage notes

* Amoeba is the more widespread spelling of this word in the US.

#### Derived terms

* amebalike
* ameboma

### Anagrams

* Ambae, abeam

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* ameeba

### Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin amēba, from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑme(ː)bɑ/, [ˈɑ̝me̞(ː)bɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑmebɑ
* Hyphenation: ame‧ba

### Noun

ameba
* (biology) amoeba

#### Declension

Possessive forms of ameba (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
amebani
amebani
accusative
nom.
amebani
amebani
gen.
amebani
genitive
amebani
amebojeni amebaini $^{rare}$
partitive
amebaani
amebojani
inessive
amebassani
ameboissani
elative
amebastani
ameboistani
illative
amebaani
ameboihini
adessive
ameballani
ameboillani
ablative
amebaltani
ameboiltani
allative
ameballeni
ameboilleni
essive
amebanani
ameboinani
translative
amebakseni
ameboikseni
abessive
amebattani
ameboittani
instructive
comitative
—ameboineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
amebasi
amebasi
accusative
nom.
amebasi
amebasi
gen.
amebasi
genitive
amebasi
amebojesi amebaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
amebaasi
amebojasi
inessive
amebassasi
ameboissasi
elative
amebastasi
ameboistasi
illative
amebaasi
ameboihisi
adessive
ameballasi
ameboillasi
ablative
amebaltasi
ameboiltasi
allative
ameballesi
ameboillesi
essive
amebanasi
ameboinasi
translative
amebaksesi
ameboiksesi
abessive
amebattasi
ameboittasi
instructive
comitative
—ameboinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
amebamme
amebamme
accusative
nom.
amebamme
amebamme
gen.
amebamme
genitive
amebamme
amebojemme amebaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
amebaamme
amebojamme
inessive
amebassamme
ameboissamme
elative
amebastamme
ameboistamme
illative
amebaamme
ameboihimme
adessive
ameballamme
ameboillamme
ablative
amebaltamme
ameboiltamme
allative
ameballemme
ameboillemme
essive
amebanamme
ameboinamme
translative
amebaksemme
ameboiksemme
abessive
amebattamme
ameboittamme
instructive
comitative
—ameboinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
amebanne
amebanne
accusative
nom.
amebanne
amebanne
gen.
amebanne
genitive
amebanne
amebojenne amebainne $^{rare}$
partitive
amebaanne
amebojanne
inessive
amebassanne
ameboissanne
elative
amebastanne
ameboistanne
illative
amebaanne
ameboihinne
adessive
ameballanne
ameboillanne
ablative
amebaltanne
ameboiltanne
allative
ameballenne
ameboillenne
essive
amebananne
ameboinanne
translative
amebaksenne
ameboiksenne
abessive
amebattanne
ameboittanne
instructive
comitative
—ameboinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
amebansa
amebansa
accusative
nom.
amebansa
amebansa
gen.
amebansa
genitive
amebansa
amebojensa amebainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
amebaansa
amebojaan amebojansa
inessive
amebassaan amebassansa
ameboissaan ameboissansa
elative
amebastaan amebastansa
ameboistaan ameboistansa
illative
amebaansa
ameboihinsa
adessive
ameballaan ameballansa
ameboillaan ameboillansa
ablative
amebaltaan amebaltansa
ameboiltaan ameboiltansa
allative
ameballeen ameballensa
ameboilleen ameboillensa
essive
amebanaan amebanansa
ameboinaan ameboinansa
translative
amebakseen amebaksensa
ameboikseen ameboiksensa
abessive
amebattaan amebattansa
ameboittaan ameboittansa
instructive
comitative
—ameboineen ameboinensa :

#### Derived terms

* amebamainen

### Further reading

* “ameba”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch amoebe, from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈameba]
* Hyphenation: amé‧ba

### Noun

améba (uncountable)
* amoeba, ameba: a member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia

#### Alternative forms

* amuba

### Further reading

* “ameba” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin amoeba (“change, alternation, transformation”), from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈmɛ.ba/
* Rhymes: -ɛba
* Hyphenation: a‧mè‧ba

### Noun

ameba f (plural amebe)
* (biology) amoeba
* (colloquial, derogatory) an unintelligent or spineless person

#### Derived terms

* amebico

## Polish
### Etymology

Internationalism; possibly borrowed from German Amöbe or English amoeba, ultimately from New Latin amoeba, from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”). First attested in the 19th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈmɛ.ba/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛba
* Syllabification: a‧me‧ba

### Noun

ameba f
* amoeba (member of the genus Amoeba)
    Synonym: pełzak
    maleńka ameba ― tiny amoeba
    zakażenie amebą ― infected by an amoeba
* (more generally) amoeba, amoeboid (unicellular organism which has the ability to alter its shape)
    Synonym: pełzak
* (colloquial, derogatory) amoeba (unintelligent or spineless person)
    kosmopolityczna ameba ― cosmopolitan amoeba
    ameba społeczna ― social amoeba

#### Derived terms

* ameboidalny
* amebowaty
* amebowy
* amebocyt
* ameboza

#### Related terms

* amebiaza

### References

* ↑ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “ameba”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
* ↑ ameba in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

### Further reading

* ameba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* ameba in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈmɛ.bɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈmɛ.bɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aˈmɛ.ba/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈmɛ.bɐ/ [ɐˈmɛ.βɐ]
* Rhymes: -ɛbɐ

### Noun

ameba f (plural amebas)
* (biology) amoeba (a genus of unicellular protozoa)

### Further reading

* “ameba”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aměːba/

### Noun

améba f (Cyrillic spelling аме́ба)
* amoeba

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* amibo
* amiba

### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈmeba/ [aˈme.β̞a]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -eba
* Syllabification: a‧me‧ba

### Noun

ameba f (plural amebas)
* amoeba

#### Derived terms

* amebiano

### Further reading

* “ameba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Welsh
### Etymology

Borrowed from English amoeba.

### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /aˈmɛba/
* (South Wales) IPA: /aˈmeːba/, /aˈmɛba/

### Noun

ameba m (plural amebas or amebâu)
* amoeba

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.