ένζυμο

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from German Enzym (in its new meaning) from Byzantine Greek ἔνζυμον a substantivized neuter from the adjective ἔνζυμος (énzumos),[1] formed from the ancient ἐν + ζύμη (zúmē, leaven).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈenzimo/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: έν‧ζυ‧μο

Noun

ένζυμο • (énzymo) n (plural ένζυμα)

  1. (biochemistry) enzyme

Declension

  • αντένζυμο n (anténzymo, antienzyme)
  • ενζυμικός (enzymikós, enzymic, adjective)
  • ενζυμοπάθεια f (enzymopátheia, enzymopathy)
  • ένζυμος (énzymos, with yeast)
  • συνένζυμο n (synénzymo, coenzyme)
  • and see: ζύμη f (zými, yeast)

References

  1. ένζυμο - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ένζυμο - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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