🇪🇸 Spanish

células

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feminine

las células

cells

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células
/las ˈθelulas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say células in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈθelulas/

How do you pronounce células in Spanish?

células is pronounced /las ˈθelulas/ 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?

Células 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 cells?

The Spanish word for cells is las células — feminine.

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