syncytium
English
Alternative forms
- syncitium
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with”) + κύτος (kútos, “vessel, cell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɪnˈsɪʃiəm/
Noun
syncytium (plural syncytia)
- (biology) A mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei; a multinucleate cell resulting from cell fusions of mononuclear cells (for example, the cells that make up animal skeletal muscle).
Synonyms
- coenocyte
Derived terms
- syncytiosome
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɪnt͡sɪtɪum]
Noun
syncytium n
- syncytium (a type of multinucleate cell)
- Synonym: soubuní
Declension
Declension of syncytium
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | syncytium | syncytia |
| genitive | syncytia | syncytií |
| dative | syncytiu | syncytiím |
| accusative | syncytium | syncytia |
| vocative | syncytium | syncytia |
| locative | syncytiu | syncytiích |
| instrumental | syncytiem | syncytii |
Further reading
- syncytium in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɨnˈt͡sɨ.tjum/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɨtjum
- Syllabification: syn‧cy‧tium
Noun
syncytium n
- syncytium (a type of multinucleate cell)
- Synonym: zespólnia
Declension
Declension of syncytium
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | syncytium | syncytia |
| genitive | syncytium | syncytiów |
| dative | syncytium | syncytiom |
| accusative | syncytium | syncytia |
| instrumental | syncytium | syncytiami |
| locative | syncytium | syncytiach |
| vocative | syncytium | syncytia |
Further reading
- syncytium in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- syncytium in Polish dictionaries at PWN