hormona

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμῶ (hormô), ὁρμάω (hormáō, “I set in motion, urge on”).

Noun

hormona f (plural hormones)

1. hormone

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμῶ (hormô), ὁρμάω (hormáō, “I set in motion, urge on”).

Noun

hormona f (plural hormones)

1. hormone

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμῶ (hormô), ὁρμάω (hormáō, “I set in motion, urge on”).

Noun

hormona f (plural hormonas)

1. hormone

Alternative forms

• hormonene

Noun

hormona n

1. definite plural of hormon

Noun

hormona n

1. definite plural of hormon

Etymology

From English hormone, from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμῶ (hormô), ὁρμάω (hormáō, “I set in motion, urge on”).

Noun

hormona f (plural hormonas)

1. (Portugal) hormone

Etymology

From English hormone, from Ancient Greek ὁρμή (hormḗ, “rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, impulse to do a thing, effort”), from ὁρμάω (hormáō), ὁρμῶ (hormô, “to set in motion, to urge on, to cheer on, to make a start, to hasten on”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /orˈmona/

Noun

hormona f (plural hormonas)

1. hormone

Further reading

• “hormona” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.