cellula
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See also: cèl·lula
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin cellula.
Noun[edit]
cellula (plural cellulae)
- (anatomy) A small compartment or chamber
Interlingua[edit]
Noun[edit]
cellula (plural cellulas)
Related terms[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin cellula (17th century).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cellula f (plural cellule)
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From cella + -ula (diminutive).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkel.lu.la/, [ˈkɛlːʲʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃel.lu.la/, [ˈt͡ʃɛlːulä]
Noun[edit]
cellula f (genitive cellulae); first declension
- small room, especially that of a slave
- humble dwelling
- porter's lodge
- prostitute's cubicle
- cell
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cellula | cellulae |
| Genitive | cellulae | cellulārum |
| Dative | cellulae | cellulīs |
| Accusative | cellulam | cellulās |
| Ablative | cellulā | cellulīs |
| Vocative | cellula | cellulae |
Descendants[edit]
Descendants of cellula in other languages
References[edit]
- “cellula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cellula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- cellula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- cellula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Occitan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cellula f (plural cellulas)
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