Zelle

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsɛlə/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlə
• Hyphenation: Zel‧le
• Homophone: Celle

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).

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^[1], 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)

• Celle (obsolete)

• → Polish: cela

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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

1. a surname

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡selə/
• Rhymes: -elə
• Syllabification: Zel‧le

Zelle

1. plural of Zell