Perzister
On the Czech word perzister
Author(s): Ludmila UhlířováSubject(s): Western Slavic Languages
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: animateness; bacterium; inanimateness; suffixation; terminology
Summary/Abstract: A new microbiological term, persister, i.e., a bacterium persisting in the cell, is discussed. It is argued that of its several forms found in scientific texts, the inanimate noun perzister with the suffix -er is the (most) appropriate one.
Journal: Naše řeč
- Issue Year: 104/2021
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 200-203
- Page Count: 4
- Language: Czech
