metabola

See also: metabolą

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”); μετά (metá, “beyond”) + βολέω (boléō, “throw”).

Noun

metabola (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A change or mutation of disease, symptoms, or treatment.

Noun

metabola pl (plural only)

  1. (in the plural, entomology) Insects that metamorphose.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɛ.taˈbɔ.la/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔla
  • Syllabification: me‧ta‧bo‧la

Noun

metabola f

  1. (rhetoric) any rhetorical device that changes a statement
  2. (narratology) a sudden change in character or plot

Declension
Declension of metabola
singular
nominative metabola
genitive metaboli
dative metaboli
accusative metabolę
instrumental metabolą
locative metaboli
vocative metabolo

Derived terms
adjective
  • metaboliczny
noun

Further reading
  • metabola in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • metabola in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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