"germen" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Español]

IPA: [ˈxeɾ.men] Forms: gérmenes [plural]
Rhymes: eɾ.men Etymology: Del latín germen, y este del protoindoeuropeo *ǵénh̥₁mn̥.
  1. Pequeña masa de células de la cual comienza a desarrollarse un nuevo ser vivo.
    Sense id: es-germen-es-noun-rBMNs5hG Categories (other): ES:Biología, ES:Genética Topics: biology, genetics
  2. Parte interna de la semilla de la cual se forma una nueva planta.
    Sense id: es-germen-es-noun-BtHj4iAw Categories (other): ES:Botánica Topics: botany
  3. Semilla germinada y tallo inicial que brota de ella.
    Sense id: es-germen-es-noun-bmPSL7zk Categories (other): ES:Botánica Topics: botany
  4. Organismo microscópico, especialmente el que es dañino.
    Sense id: es-germen-es-noun-UgvIS7x2 Categories (other): ES:Medicina Topics: medicine
  5. Lo que da inicio u origen a una cosa material o inmaterial.
    Sense id: es-germen-es-noun-SeHlVl7u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (Lo que da inicio u origen a una cosa material o inmaterial.): origen, principio Synonyms (Organismo microscópico, especialmente el que es dañino.): microbio Synonyms (Semilla germinada y tallo inicial que brota de ella.): brote Related terms (Pequeña masa de células de la cual comienza a desarrollarse un nuevo ser vivo.): embrión

Noun [Latín]

IPA: [ˈɡɛrmɛn], [ˈd͡ʒɛrmen] [Ecclesiastical]
Rhymes: er.men Etymology: De *ǵénh̥₁mn̥. Forms: 3.ª declinación (n consonante), germen [nominative, singular], germina [nominative, plural], germen [vocative, singular], germina [vocative, plural], germen [accusative, singular], germina [accusative, plural], germinis [genitive, singular], germinum [genitive, plural], germinī [dative, singular], germinibus [dative, plural], germine [ablative, singular], germinibus [ablative, plural]
  1. Germen, principio.
    Sense id: es-germen-la-noun-2lgTqcFO
  2. Botón, retoño, vástago.
    Sense id: es-germen-la-noun-YP6RcgiV Categories (other): LA:Botánica Topics: botany
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Palabras bisílabas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Palabras llanas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Palabras provenientes del latín",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Rimas:eɾ.men",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Sustantivos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Sustantivos masculinos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Español",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del latín germen, y este del protoindoeuropeo *ǵénh̥₁mn̥.",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "acentuación": "llana",
    "longitud silábica": "bisílaba"
  },
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gérmenes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "ger-men",
  "idioms": [
    {
      "word": "germen patógeno"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Español",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Sustantivo masculino",
  "related": [
    {
      "sense": "Pequeña masa de células de la cual comienza a desarrollarse un nuevo ser vivo.",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "embrión"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "ES:Biología",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "ES:Genética",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pequeña masa de células de la cual comienza a desarrollarse un nuevo ser vivo."
      ],
      "id": "es-germen-es-noun-rBMNs5hG",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "genetics"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "ES:Botánica",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Parte interna de la semilla de la cual se forma una nueva planta."
      ],
      "id": "es-germen-es-noun-BtHj4iAw",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "topics": [
        "botany"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "ES:Botánica",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Semilla germinada y tallo inicial que brota de ella."
      ],
      "id": "es-germen-es-noun-bmPSL7zk",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "topics": [
        "botany"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "ES:Medicina",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Organismo microscópico, especialmente el que es dañino."
      ],
      "id": "es-germen-es-noun-UgvIS7x2",
      "raw_tags": [
        "se usa más en plural"
      ],
      "sense_index": "4",
      "topics": [
        "medicine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Lo que da inicio u origen a una cosa material o inmaterial."
      ],
      "id": "es-germen-es-noun-SeHlVl7u",
      "sense_index": "5"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈxeɾ.men]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "eɾ.men"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "Semilla germinada y tallo inicial que brota de ella.",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "brote"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Organismo microscópico, especialmente el que es dañino.",
      "sense_index": "4",
      "word": "microbio"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Lo que da inicio u origen a una cosa material o inmaterial.",
      "sense_index": "5",
      "word": "origen"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Lo que da inicio u origen a una cosa material o inmaterial.",
      "sense_index": "5",
      "word": "principio"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "masculine"
  ],
  "word": "germen"
}

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "LA:Palabras endógenas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "LA:Rimas:er.men",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "LA:Sustantivos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "LA:Sustantivos neutros",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Latín",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "De *ǵénh̥₁mn̥.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "3.ª declinación (n consonante)"
    },
    {
      "form": "germen",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germina",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germen",
      "tags": [
        "vocative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germina",
      "tags": [
        "vocative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germen",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germina",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germinis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germinum",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germinī",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germinibus",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germine",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germinibus",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latín",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Sustantivo neutro",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Germen, principio."
      ],
      "id": "es-germen-la-noun-2lgTqcFO",
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "LA:Botánica",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Botón, retoño, vástago."
      ],
      "id": "es-germen-la-noun-YP6RcgiV",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "topics": [
        "botany"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡɛrmɛn]",
      "raw_tags": [
        "clásico"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd͡ʒɛrmen]",
      "tags": [
        "Ecclesiastical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "er.men"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "neuter"
  ],
  "word": "germen"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "ES:Palabras bisílabas",
    "ES:Palabras llanas",
    "ES:Palabras provenientes del latín",
    "ES:Rimas:eɾ.men",
    "ES:Sustantivos",
    "ES:Sustantivos masculinos",
    "Español"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del latín germen, y este del protoindoeuropeo *ǵénh̥₁mn̥.",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "acentuación": "llana",
    "longitud silábica": "bisílaba"
  },
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gérmenes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "ger-men",
  "idioms": [
    {
      "word": "germen patógeno"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Español",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Sustantivo masculino",
  "related": [
    {
      "sense": "Pequeña masa de células de la cual comienza a desarrollarse un nuevo ser vivo.",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "embrión"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "ES:Biología",
        "ES:Genética"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pequeña masa de células de la cual comienza a desarrollarse un nuevo ser vivo."
      ],
      "sense_index": "1",
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "genetics"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ES:Botánica"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Parte interna de la semilla de la cual se forma una nueva planta."
      ],
      "sense_index": "2",
      "topics": [
        "botany"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ES:Botánica"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Semilla germinada y tallo inicial que brota de ella."
      ],
      "sense_index": "3",
      "topics": [
        "botany"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ES:Medicina"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Organismo microscópico, especialmente el que es dañino."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "se usa más en plural"
      ],
      "sense_index": "4",
      "topics": [
        "medicine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Lo que da inicio u origen a una cosa material o inmaterial."
      ],
      "sense_index": "5"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈxeɾ.men]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "eɾ.men"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "Semilla germinada y tallo inicial que brota de ella.",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "brote"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Organismo microscópico, especialmente el que es dañino.",
      "sense_index": "4",
      "word": "microbio"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Lo que da inicio u origen a una cosa material o inmaterial.",
      "sense_index": "5",
      "word": "origen"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Lo que da inicio u origen a una cosa material o inmaterial.",
      "sense_index": "5",
      "word": "principio"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "masculine"
  ],
  "word": "germen"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "LA:Palabras endógenas",
    "LA:Rimas:er.men",
    "LA:Sustantivos",
    "LA:Sustantivos neutros",
    "Latín"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "De *ǵénh̥₁mn̥.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "3.ª declinación (n consonante)"
    },
    {
      "form": "germen",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germina",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germen",
      "tags": [
        "vocative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germina",
      "tags": [
        "vocative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germen",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germina",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germinis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germinum",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germinī",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germinibus",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germine",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "germinibus",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latín",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Sustantivo neutro",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Germen, principio."
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "LA:Botánica"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Botón, retoño, vástago."
      ],
      "sense_index": "2",
      "topics": [
        "botany"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡɛrmɛn]",
      "raw_tags": [
        "clásico"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd͡ʒɛrmen]",
      "tags": [
        "Ecclesiastical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "er.men"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "neuter"
  ],
  "word": "germen"
}

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