celulosa

Czech

Etymology

Classical compound based on French cellule + -osa. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛluloːza]
• Hyphenation: ce‧lu‧lo‧sa
• Rhymes: -oːza

Noun

celulosa f

1. (obsolete) cellulose

   Synonym: celulóza

Declension

Declension of celulosa (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	celulosa	celulosy
genitive	celulosy	celulos
dative	celulose	celulosám
accusative	celulosu	celulosy
vocative	celuloso	celulosy
locative	celulose	celulosách
instrumental	celulosou	celulosami

Further reading

• “celulosa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “celulosa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cellula (“hollow”) +‎ -osa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θeluˈlosa/ [θe.luˈlo.sa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /seluˈlosa/ [se.luˈlo.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -osa
• Syllabification: ce‧lu‧lo‧sa

Noun

celulosa f (plural celulosas)

1. (biochemistry) cellulose

Further reading

• “celulosa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025