Translingual

Hafnia alvei

Proper noun

Hafnia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – the single species Hafnia alvei, a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that is commensal in humans and normally harmless.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Bacteria - kingdom; Proteobacteria - phylum; Gamma Proteobacteria - class; Enterobacteriales - order; Enterobacteriaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Hafnia alvei (species)

Latin

Etymology

From Late Old Norse hǫfn ‎(“harbour, port”) or Old Danish hafn ‎(“harbour, port”); from Kaupmannahǫfn.

Alternative forms

• Haunia

Noun

Hafnia f ‎(genitive Hafniae); first declension

1. Copenhagen

Derived terms

• Hafniensis

English

Noun

hafnia ‎(uncountable)

1. hafnium oxide, symbol: HfO2

Latin

Noun

hafnia

1. nominative plural of hafnium
2. accusative plural of hafnium
3. vocative plural of hafnium