cellula
See also: cèl·lula
English
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Learned borrowing from Latin cellula.
Noun
[edit]cellula (plural cellulae)
- (anatomy, botany) A small compartment or chamber.
Derived terms
[edit]Interlingua
[edit]Noun
[edit]cellula (plural cellulas)
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[edit]Italian
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Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin cellula (17th century).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cellula f (plural cellule)
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[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
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From cella + -ula (diminutive).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɛl.lʊ.ɫa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛl.lu.la]
Noun
[edit]cellula f (genitive cellulae); first declension
- small room, especially that of a slave
- humble dwelling
- porter's lodge
- prostitute's cubicle
- (New Latin, cytology) cell (basic unit of a living organism)
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cellula | cellulae |
| genitive | cellulae | cellulārum |
| dative | cellulae | cellulīs |
| accusative | cellulam | cellulās |
| ablative | cellulā | cellulīs |
| vocative | cellula | cellulae |
Descendants
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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, 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
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[edit]Noun
[edit]cellula f (plural cellulas)
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