LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

cellula

cellula f (genitive cellulae)
Classical[ˈkɛl.lʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛl.lu.la]

Meaning

  1. femininesmall room, especially that of a slave
  2. femininehumble dwelling
  3. feminineporter's lodge
  4. feminineprostitute's cubicle
  5. New Latinfemininecell (basic unit of a living organism)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecellulacellulae
genitivecellulaecellulārum
dativecellulaecellulīs
accusativecellulamcellulās
ablativecellulācellulīs
vocativecellulacellulae

cellŭla, ae, f. dim. cella,
I. a small store-room or apartment, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 19; Col. 8, 9, 3; and acc. to cella, II. D., Petr. 11, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Latin cella Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin cellula From cella + -ula (diminutive).

Descendants
  • Catalancèl·lula
  • Englishcellule
  • Frenchcellule
  • Italiancellula
  • Occitancellula
  • Portuguesecélula
  • Romaniancelulă
  • Spanishcélula
  • Idocelulo

Quick answers

What does cellula mean in Latin?
cellula, a noun, means “small room, especially that of a slave; humble dwelling; porter's lodge”.
What is the genitive of cellula?
The genitive singular is cellulae. cellula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce cellula?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɛl.lʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃɛl.lu.la].