bacteria

/bakˈteɾja/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las bacterias

Meaning

  1. bacterium

    • Las bacterias causan infecciones.

      Bacteria cause infections.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Bakterie

Bakterie is the German word for the same thing — both mean "bacterium."

Portuguese

bactéria

bactéria is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "bacterium."

Practice

1 What does bacteria mean?

2 Fill the gap: Las ___ causan infecciones.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bacteria?

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