βιόσφαιρα
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from French biosphère from bio- < Ancient Greek βιο- + -sphère < Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra)[1] Morphologically, from βιο- + -σφαιρα.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /viˈo.sfe.ɾa/
- Hyphenation: βι‧ό‧σφαι‧ρα
Declension
declension of βιόσφαιρα
singular | plural | |
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nominative | βιόσφαιρα • | βιόσφαιρες • |
genitive | βιόσφαιρας • | βιοσφαιρών • |
accusative | βιόσφαιρα • | βιόσφαιρες • |
vocative | βιόσφαιρα • | βιόσφαιρες • |
Related terms
- ατμόσφαιρα f (atmósfaira, “atmosphere”)
- γεώσφαιρα f (geósfaira, “geosphere”)
- and see: σφαίρα f (sfaíra, “sphere; bullet”) & -σφαιρα
References
- βιόσφαιρα in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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