-ploid

English

Etymology

Back-formation from haploid and diploid. Equivalent to Ancient Greek -πλ(όος) (-pl(óos), “-fold”) + -oid.

Suffix

-ploid

(biology, genetics) Indicating the number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell.

Derived terms

Translations

Translations

Polish: -ploid m

Anagrams

IDPOL, IdPol, diplo-, idpol

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek -πλόος (-plóos)

Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der.

Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)lbor.

Polish -id

Polish -ploid

From Ancient Greek -πλόος (-plóos) +‎ -id.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈplɔ.it/
Rhymes: -ɔit
Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

-ploid m inan

(biology, genetics) -ploid
‎di- + ‎-ploid → ‎diploid

Declension

Declension of -ploid

	singular	plural
nominative	-ploid	-ploidy
genitive	-ploidu	-ploidów
dative	-ploidowi	-ploidom
accusative	-ploid	-ploidy
instrumental	-ploidem	-ploidami
locative	-ploidzie	-ploidach
vocative	-ploidzie	-ploidy

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ploid

Further reading

-ploid in Polish dictionaries at PWN