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], formated from the ancient ἐν + ζύμη (zúmē, “leaven”).[2]

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

Noun

ένζυμο • (énzymo) n (plural ένζυμα)

  1. (biochemistry) enzyme

Declension
declension of ένζυμο
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ένζυμο • ένζυμα •
genitive ενζύμου •,  ένζυμου • ενζύμων •
accusative ένζυμο • ένζυμα •
vocative ένζυμο • ένζυμα •
  • 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. Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), “ένζυμο”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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