Zelle

See also: zelle

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsɛlə/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛlə
  • Hyphenation: Zel‧le
  • Homophone: Celle

Etymology 1

From Middle High German zelle, from Old High German zella (9th century), from Ecclesiastical Latin cella. The cytological sense (17th c.) is a semantic loan from English cell (coined by Robert Hooke).

Noun

Zelle f (genitive Zelle, plural Zellen, diminutive Zellchen n)

  1. cell (segregated room)
    1. in a monastery or convent
      Synonyms: Klosterzelle, Klause
    2. in a prison
      Synonyms: Gefängniszelle, (officialese) Haftraum
  2. (cytology) cell
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 5/2010, page 106:
      Eine neue Generation hochauflösender Lichtmikroskope revolutioniert die Biologie: Erstmals können die Forscher auch molekulare Strukturen in lebenden Zellen beobachten.
      A new generation of high-resolution optical microscopes is revolutionizing biology: for the first time researchers are able to also watch molecular structures in living cells.
  3. cell (component of a battery)
  4. cell (small, organised, often clandestine group of people)
Declension
Declension of Zelle [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Zelle die Zellen
genitive einer der Zelle der Zellen
dative einer der Zelle den Zellen
accusative eine die Zelle die Zellen
Alternative forms
Descendants
  • → Polish: cela

Proper noun

Zelle m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Zelles or (with an article) Zelle, plural Zelles or Zelle)

  1. a surname

Further reading
  • “Zelle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Zelle” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Zelle” in Duden online
  • Zelle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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