metamorfosis
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin metamorphōsis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis), from μεταμορφόω (metamorphóō, “to transform, change, disguise”), from μετά (metá, “concerning change”) + μορφόω (morphóō, “to form”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /metamoɾˈfosis/ [me.t̪a.moɾˈfo.sis]
- Rhymes: -osis
- Syllabification: me‧ta‧mor‧fo‧sis
Noun
metamorfosis f (plural metamorfosis)
- (biology) metamorphosis
Derived terms
- metamorfosear
Related terms
- metamorfismo
Further reading
- “metamorfosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014