mitochondria

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmaɪ.toʊˈkɑn.dɹi.ə/, /ˌmaɪ.dəˈkɑn.dɹi.ə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmaɪ.tə(ʊ)ˈkɒn.dɹi.ə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: mi‧to‧chon‧dri‧a

Etymology 1

From mitochondrion + -a.

Noun

mitochondria

1. plural of mitochondrion

   Muscles contain many mitochondria so that they can have large energy supplies.

Etymology 2

See above.

Noun

mitochondria (plural mitochondria or mitochondrias)

1. (sometimes proscribed) mitochondrion.

   The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.tɔˈxɔn.drja/
• Rhymes: -ɔndrja
• Syllabification: mi‧to‧chon‧dria

Noun

mitochondria

1. nominative plural of mitochondrium
2. accusative plural of mitochondrium
3. vocative plural of mitochondrium

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mitɔxɔndria/, [ˈmitɔxɔndria]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: mi‧to‧chon‧dri‧a

Noun

mitochondria f (relational adjective mitochondriálny)

1. (biology, cytology) mitochondrion

Declension

Declension of mitochondria
(pattern ulica)

	singular	plural
nominative	mitochondria	mitochondrie
genitive	mitochondrie	mitochondrií
dative	mitochondrii	mitochondriám
accusative	mitochondriu	mitochondrie
locative	mitochondrii	mitochondriách
instrumental	mitochondriou	mitochondriami

Further reading

• “mitochondria”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026