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alkio.

embryo

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɑlkio/[ˈɑ̝lk̟io̞]

  1. embryo

  2. cereal germ

    vehnänalkio

  3. primordium (first stage of development of an organ)

  4. element, member (of a set)

  5. element, item (in an array, etc.)

  6. primitive

Where this word comes from

alk- (“to begin”) + -io. Coined by Finnish translator and lexicographer Frans Ferdinand Ahlman in 1865.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.