Zelle

See also: zelle

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsɛlə/
  • Hyphenation: Zel‧le
  • Audio (Austria)(file)

Etymology 1

From Latin (Ecclesiastical?) cella.

Noun

Zelle f (genitive Zelle, plural Zellen)

  1. cell (room in a prison)
  2. cell (room in a monastery)
  3. cell (component of a battery)
  4. cell (small group of people)
  5. (cytology) cell
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 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.
Declension
Declension of Zelle
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
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Zelle m or f (genitive Zelles)

  1. A surname​.

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