polimorfo

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολύμορφος (polúmorphos). By surface analysis, poli- +‎ -morfo.

Adjective

polimorfo (feminine polimorfa, masculine plural polimorfi, feminine plural polimorfe)

  1. polymorphic

Noun

polimorfo m (plural polimorfi)

  1. (chemistry, geology, mineralogy) polymorph

Further reading

  • polimorfo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • polimorfo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • polimòrfo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • polimòrfo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολύμορφος (polúmorphos). By surface analysis, poli- +‎ -morfo.

Adjective

polimorfo (feminine polimorfa, masculine plural polimorfos, feminine plural polimorfas)

  1. polymorphous (having a variety of forms or styles)
  2. (biology) polymorphous (having, or occurring in, several distinct forms)
    Synonym: polimórfico

Noun

polimorfo m (plural polimorfos)

  1. (chemistry, geology, mineralogy) polymorph

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

polimorfo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of polimorfar (to shapeshift (fantasy))

Further reading

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολύμορφος (polúmorphos). By surface analysis, poli- +‎ -morfo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poliˈmoɾfo/ [po.liˈmoɾ.fo]
  • Rhymes: -oɾfo
  • Syllabification: po‧li‧mor‧fo

Noun

polimorfo m (plural polimorfos)

  1. (mineralogy) polymorph

Adjective

polimorfo (feminine polimorfa, masculine plural polimorfos, feminine plural polimorfas)

  1. polymorphous

Further reading