chalaza

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hailstone, lump”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈleɪzə/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

chalaza (plural chalazas or chalazae)

1. (botany) The location where the nucellus attaches to the integuments, opposite the micropyle.
2. (zoology) One of the two spiral bands which attach the yolk of an egg to the eggshell, suspending it in the white.

Synonyms

• cicatricula
• kenning (obsolete, rare)
• tread, treadle

Derived terms

• chalazal
• chalaziferous
• chalazoderma
• chalazogamy

Related terms

• chalazion

Translations

zoology: spiral band

• Afrikaans: haelsnoer (af)
• Catalan: calaza f
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 卵帶 / 卵带 (leon⁵ daai³)

• Dutch: hagelsnoer (nl) n
• Finnish: valkuaisnuora, valkuaisside
• French: chalaze (fr) f
• German: Hagelschnur f, Chalaza f
• Japanese: カラザ (karaza)
• Korean: 난대 (nandae)
• Polish: chalaza (pl) f
• Portuguese: calaza f
• Spanish: chalaza f

botany: location

• Catalan: calaza f
• Finnish: kalatsa
• Polish: chalaza (pl) f
• Portuguese: calaza f
• Spanish: chalaza f

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlɑtsɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝lɑ̝ts̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑtsɑ
• Syllabification^(key): cha‧la‧za
• Hyphenation^(key): cha‧la‧za

Noun

chalaza

1. (zoology, botany) alternative form of kalatsa

Declension

Inflection of chalaza (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		chalaza	chalazat
genitive		chalazan	chalazojen
partitive		chalazaa	chalazoja
illative		chalazaan	chalazoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		chalaza	chalazat
accusative	nom.	chalaza	chalazat
	gen.	chalazan
genitive		chalazan	chalazojen chalazain rare
partitive		chalazaa	chalazoja
inessive		chalazassa	chalazoissa
elative		chalazasta	chalazoista
illative		chalazaan	chalazoihin
adessive		chalazalla	chalazoilla
ablative		chalazalta	chalazoilta
allative		chalazalle	chalazoille
essive		chalazana	chalazoina
translative		chalazaksi	chalazoiksi
abessive		chalazatta	chalazoitta
instructive		—	chalazoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of chalaza (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative chalazani chalazani accusative nom. chalazani chalazani gen. chalazani genitive chalazani chalazojeni chalazaini rare partitive chalazaani chalazojani inessive chalazassani chalazoissani elative chalazastani chalazoistani illative chalazaani chalazoihini adessive chalazallani chalazoillani ablative chalazaltani chalazoiltani allative chalazalleni chalazoilleni essive chalazanani chalazoinani translative chalazakseni chalazoikseni abessive chalazattani chalazoittani instructive — — comitative — chalazoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative chalazasi chalazasi accusative nom. chalazasi chalazasi gen. chalazasi genitive chalazasi chalazojesi chalazaisi rare partitive chalazaasi chalazojasi inessive chalazassasi chalazoissasi elative chalazastasi chalazoistasi illative chalazaasi chalazoihisi adessive chalazallasi chalazoillasi ablative chalazaltasi chalazoiltasi allative chalazallesi chalazoillesi essive chalazanasi chalazoinasi translative chalazaksesi chalazoiksesi abessive chalazattasi chalazoittasi instructive — — comitative — chalazoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative chalazamme chalazamme accusative nom. chalazamme chalazamme gen. chalazamme genitive chalazamme chalazojemme chalazaimme rare partitive chalazaamme chalazojamme inessive chalazassamme chalazoissamme elative chalazastamme chalazoistamme illative chalazaamme chalazoihimme adessive chalazallamme chalazoillamme ablative chalazaltamme chalazoiltamme allative chalazallemme chalazoillemme essive chalazanamme chalazoinamme translative chalazaksemme chalazoiksemme abessive chalazattamme chalazoittamme instructive — — comitative — chalazoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative chalazanne chalazanne accusative nom. chalazanne chalazanne gen. chalazanne genitive chalazanne chalazojenne chalazainne rare partitive chalazaanne chalazojanne inessive chalazassanne chalazoissanne elative chalazastanne chalazoistanne illative chalazaanne chalazoihinne adessive chalazallanne chalazoillanne ablative chalazaltanne chalazoiltanne allative chalazallenne chalazoillenne essive chalazananne chalazoinanne translative chalazaksenne chalazoiksenne abessive chalazattanne chalazoittanne instructive — — comitative — chalazoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative chalazansa chalazansa accusative nom. chalazansa chalazansa gen. chalazansa genitive chalazansa chalazojensa chalazainsa rare partitive chalazaansa chalazojaan chalazojansa inessive chalazassaan chalazassansa chalazoissaan chalazoissansa elative chalazastaan chalazastansa chalazoistaan chalazoistansa illative chalazaansa chalazoihinsa adessive chalazallaan chalazallansa chalazoillaan chalazoillansa ablative chalazaltaan chalazaltansa chalazoiltaan chalazoiltansa allative chalazalleen chalazallensa chalazoilleen chalazoillensa essive chalazanaan chalazanansa chalazoinaan chalazoinansa translative chalazakseen chalazaksensa chalazoikseen chalazoiksensa abessive chalazattaan chalazattansa chalazoittaan chalazoittansa instructive — — comitative — chalazoineen chalazoinensa

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hailstone, lump”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈlaθa/ [t͡ʃaˈla.θa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈlasa/ [t͡ʃaˈla.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθa (Spain)
• Rhymes: -asa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: cha‧la‧za

Noun

chalaza f (plural chalazas)

1. (zoology, botany) chalaza

Further reading

• “chalaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024