biodiversitas

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed bio- + diversitas, learned borrowing from New Latin biodīversitās.

Noun

biodiversitas (first-person possessive biodiversitasku, second-person possessive biodiversitasmu, third-person possessive biodiversitasnya)

  1. biodiversity
    Synonym: keragaman

Synonyms

  • biodiversiti (Standard Malay)
  • biokepelbagaian (Standard Malay)
  • keanekaragaman hayati
  • keberagaman hayati
  • keragaman hayati

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

biodīversitās f (genitive biodīversitātis); third declension

  1. (New Latin) biodiversity
    • 2015, Pope Franciscus, “Laudato si’. , Litterae Encyclicae, Vatican:
      Memoramus, exempli gratia, illum terrarum orbis pulmones, biodiversitate repletos, qui sunt Amazonia, nec non fluvialem Congi locum, vel magna aquarum glacierumque receptacula.
      Let us mention, for example, those lungs of our planet, rich in biodiversity, which are the Amazon and the Congo basins, or the great aquifers and glaciers.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative biodīversitās biodīversitātēs
Genitive biodīversitātis biodīversitātum
Dative biodīversitātī biodīversitātibus
Accusative biodīversitātem biodīversitātēs
Ablative biodīversitāte biodīversitātibus
Vocative biodīversitās biodīversitātēs

Descendants

  • Indonesian: biodiversitas
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