English

Noun

cellula ‎(plural cellulae)

1. (anatomy) A small compartment or chamber

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cellula (17th century).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛllula]
• Hyphenation: cèl‧lu‧la

Noun

cellula f ‎(plural cellule)

1. cell

Related terms

• cellulare
• cellula staminale
• cellulite
• cellulosa
• celluloso
• protocellula

Latin

Etymology

cella +‎ -ula

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkel.lu.la/, [ˈkɛl.lʊ.ɫa]

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. cell

Inflection

First declension.

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, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cellula”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.