zella

Aragonese

Noun

zella f

  1. superseded spelling of cella

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈt͡sel.la/
  • Rhymes: -ella
  • Hyphenation: zél‧la

Noun

zella f (uncountable) (regional, Romanesco)

  1. filth
    Synonyms: sporcizia, sudiciume
  2. (in particular) sticky dark grime formed by dead skin and sweat which usually accumulates in places that are touched often

Derived terms

Further reading

  • zella in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • Augusto Pantoni (2001) “La zélla”, in www.romacultura.it‎[1] (in Italian), archived from the original on 30 January 2020

Old High German

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin cella, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-.

    Noun

    zella f

    1. chamber

    Declension

    Declension of zella (ō-stem)
    case singular plural
    nominative zella zellā
    accusative zella zellā
    genitive zella zellōno
    dative zellu zellōm

    Descendants

    • Middle High German: zelle, celle
      • Central Franconian:
      • German: Zelle, Celle (obsolete)

    References

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