🇪🇸 Spanish

célula

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la célula

cell

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célula
/la ˈθelula/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say célula in Spanish?

IPA
/la ˈθelula/

How do you pronounce célula in Spanish?

célula is pronounced /la ˈθelula/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La célula es la unidad fundamental más pequeña de toda la vida.

The cell is the smallest fundamental unit of all life.

Esta célula cancerosa es muy peligrosa porque se reproduce rápidamente.

This cancerous cell is very dangerous because it reproduces quickly.

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Why is it feminine?

Célula is feminine because it derives from the Latin "cellula," which was the diminutive form of "cella" (a small room or chamber), and Latin diminutives ending in "-ula" were grammatically feminine, a gender that was preserved when the word passed into Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for cell?

The Spanish word for cell is la célula — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchcellulelafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesecélulaafeminine

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