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