mitochondria

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmaɪtoʊˈkandɹiə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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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): [ˈmitɔxɔndri̯a]

Noun

mitochondria f (genitive singular mitochondrie, nominative plural mitochondrie, genitive plural mitochondrií, declension pattern of ulica)

1. (biology, cytology) mitochondrion

References

• “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, 2003–2025