feminine

ɪkɐˈɫoɡʲɪjə

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Translation

ecology

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Word origin

Coined in German as Ökologie from Greek oikos, meaning house, and logos, meaning study; borrowed into Russian in the late nineteenth century.

Origin
Greek
Root
oikos + logos
English cognates
ecology, economy

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Examples

тре́бует защи́ты.

The ecology of our planet needs protection.

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At university she is studying ecology.

постепе́нно улучша́ется.

The city's ecology is gradually improving.

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