blastula
English
editEtymology
editFrom New Latin blastula, diminutive of Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from βλαστάνω (blastánō, “to bud, sprout, grow, properly of plants, but also of animals”).
Noun
editblastula (plural blastulas or blastulae)
- (embryology) An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editan early form in the development of an embryo
Further reading
edit- “blastula”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “blastula”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “blastula”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Finnish
editEtymology
editInternationalism (see English blastula).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editblastula
Declension
editInflection of blastula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | blastula | blastulat | |
genitive | blastulan | blastuloiden blastuloitten | |
partitive | blastulaa | blastuloita | |
illative | blastulaan | blastuloihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | blastula | blastulat | |
accusative | nom. | blastula | blastulat |
gen. | blastulan | ||
genitive | blastulan | blastuloiden blastuloitten blastulain rare | |
partitive | blastulaa | blastuloita | |
inessive | blastulassa | blastuloissa | |
elative | blastulasta | blastuloista | |
illative | blastulaan | blastuloihin | |
adessive | blastulalla | blastuloilla | |
ablative | blastulalta | blastuloilta | |
allative | blastulalle | blastuloille | |
essive | blastulana | blastuloina | |
translative | blastulaksi | blastuloiksi | |
abessive | blastulatta | blastuloitta | |
instructive | — | blastuloin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “blastula”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French
editNoun
editblastula f (plural blastulas)
Further reading
edit- “blastula”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from New Latin blastula. First attested in 1879.[1][2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editblastula f
- (embryology) blastula (early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid)
- faza/stadium blastuli ― blastula stage
Declension
editDeclension of blastula
Related terms
editprefix
References
editFurther reading
editCategories:
- English terms borrowed from New Latin
- English terms derived from New Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- en:Embryology
- Finnish internationalisms
- Finnish 3-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑstulɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑstulɑ/3 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- fi:Embryology
- Finnish kulkija-type nominals
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French feminine nouns
- Polish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Polish terms borrowed from New Latin
- Polish learned borrowings from New Latin
- Polish terms derived from New Latin
- Polish 3-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Polish/ula
- Rhymes:Polish/ula/3 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
- pl:Embryology
- Polish terms with collocations