Mitochondrium

See also: mitochondrium

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Coined by German microbiologist Carl Benda in 1898, from Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread”) + χονδρίον (khondríon), diminutive of χόνδρος (khóndros, “grain, morsel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mitoˈxɔndʁiʊm/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mi‧to‧chon‧dri‧um

Noun

Mitochondrium n (strong, genitive Mitochondriums, plural Mitochondrien)

  1. (cytology) mitochondrion (respiratory organelle)

Declension

Declension of Mitochondrium [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Mitochondrium die Mitochondrien
genitive eines des Mitochondriums der Mitochondrien
dative einem dem Mitochondrium den Mitochondrien
accusative ein das Mitochondrium die Mitochondrien

Descendants

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