βιόσφαιρα

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from French biosphère from bio- < Ancient Greek βιο- + -sphère < Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra)[1] Morphologically, from βιο- +‎ -σφαιρα.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /viˈo.sfe.ɾa/
  • Hyphenation: βι‧ό‧σφαι‧ρα

Noun

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βιόσφαιρα (viósfairaf (plural βιόσφαιρες)

  1. biosphere

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ βιόσφαιρα”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998