cellula
See also: cèl·lula
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cellula.
Noun
cellula (plural cellulae)
- (anatomy) A small compartment or chamber
Interlingua
Noun
cellula (plural cellulas)
- (biology) cell
Related terms
- cellular
Italian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cellula (17th century).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛl.lu.la/
- Rhymes: -ɛllula
- Hyphenation: cèl‧lu‧la
Noun
cellula f (plural cellule)
- cell
Related terms
- cella
- cellulare
- cellula staminale
- cellulite
- cellulosa
- celluloso
- protocellula
Latin
Etymology
From cella + -ula (diminutive).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkel.lu.la/, [ˈkɛlːʲʊɫ̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃel.lu.la/, [ˈt͡ʃɛlːulä]
Noun
cellula f (genitive cellulae); first declension
- small room, especially that of a slave
- humble dwelling
- porter's lodge
- prostitute's cubicle
- cell
Declension
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
Descendants of cellula in other languages
- Catalan: cèl·lula
- English: cellule
- French: cellule
- Ido: celulo
- Italian: cellula
- Occitan: cellula
- Portuguese: célula
- Romanian: celulă
- Spanish: célula
References
- “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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /selˈlylo/
Audio (Béarn) (file)
Noun
cellula f (plural cellulas)
- (biology) cell (the basic unit of a living organism)
Related terms
- cellular