cellula

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See also: cèl·lula

English

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin cellula.

Noun

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cellula (plural cellulae)

  1. (anatomy) A small compartment or chamber

Interlingua

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Noun

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cellula (plural cellulas)

  1. (biology) cell
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Italian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin cellula (17th century).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛl.lu.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllula
  • Hyphenation: cèl‧lu‧la

Noun

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cellula f (plural cellule)

  1. cell
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Latin

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Etymology

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From cella +‎ -ula (diminutive).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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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

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References

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  • 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.

Occitan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /selˈlylo/
  • Audio (Béarn):(file)

Noun

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cellula f (plural cellulas)

  1. (biology) cell (the basic unit of a living organism)
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