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cellula

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See also: cèl·lula

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cellula.

Noun

cellula (plural cellulae)

  1. (anatomy, botany) A small compartment or chamber.

Interlingua

Noun

cellula (plural cellulas)

  1. (biology) cell

Italian

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cellula (17th century).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cellula f (plural cellule)

  1. cell

Latin

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Etymology

    From cella +‎ -ula (diminutive).

    Pronunciation

    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. (New Latin, cytology) cell (basic unit of a living organism)

    Declension

    First-declension noun.

    More information singular, plural ...

    Descendants

    Descendants

    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.
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    Occitan

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    cellula f (plural cellulas)

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

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