cellula

See also: cèl·lula

English

Etymology

Latin cellula

Noun

cellula (plural cellulae)

1. (anatomy) A small compartment or chamber

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Interlingua

Noun

cellula (plural cellulas)

1. (biology) cell

Related terms

• cellular

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cellula (17th century).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛllula]
• Hyphenation: cèl‧lu‧la

Noun

cellula f (plural cellule)

1. cell

Related terms

• cella
• cellulare
• cellula staminale
• cellulite
• cellulosa
• celluloso
• protocellula

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Latin

Etymology

cella +‎ -ula

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkel.lu.la/, [ˈkɛlːʲʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃel.lu.la/, [ˈt͡ʃɛlːulä]

Noun

cellula f (genitive cellulae); first declension

1. small room, especially that of a slave
2. humble dwelling
3. porter's lodge
4. prostitute's cubicle
5. 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

• 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.