molecula

See also: molécula and molècula

Latin

Alternative forms

• mōlecola

Etymology

Derived from mōlēs (“mass”) +‎ -cula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /moːˈle.ku.la/, [moːˈɫ̪ɛkʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /moˈle.ku.la/, [moˈlɛːkulä]

Noun

mōlecula f (genitive mōleculae); first declension

1. (New Latin, chemistry) molecule

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mōlecula	mōleculae
Genitive	mōleculae	mōleculārum
Dative	mōleculae	mōleculīs
Accusative	mōleculam	mōleculās
Ablative	mōleculā	mōleculīs
Vocative	mōlecula	mōleculae

Descendants

• English: molecule
• Armenian: մոլեկուլ (molekul)
• Asturian: molécula
• Catalan: molècula
• Czech: molekula
• Estonian: molekul
• Finnish: molekyyli

• French: molécule

• → Crimean Tatar: molekula
• → Dutch: molecuul
• → German: Molekül
• → Hungarian: molekula

• Galician: molécula
• Georgian: მოლეკულა (moleḳula)

• Ido: molekulo
• Italian: molecola
• Latvian: molekula
• Macedonian: молекула (molekula)
• Norman: molétchule
• Norwegian: molekyl
• Polish: molekuła
• Portuguese: molécula

• Russian: моле́кула (molékula)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script: молѐкула

  Latin script: molekula

• Slovene: molekula
• Spanish: molécula
• Swedish: molekyl
• Turkish: molekül

References

• molecula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• molecula in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016