chalaza
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hailstone, lump”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chalaza (plural chalazas or chalazae)
- (botany) The location where the nucellus attaches to the integuments, opposite the micropyle.
- (zoology) One of the two spiral bands which attach the yolk of an egg to the eggshell, suspending it in the white.
Synonyms edit
- cicatricula
- kenning (obsolete, rare)
- tread, treadle
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
zoology: spiral band
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Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chalaza
Declension edit
Inflection of chalaza (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | chalaza | chalazat | ||
genitive | chalazan | chalazojen | ||
partitive | chalazaa | chalazoja | ||
illative | chalazaan | chalazoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | chalaza | chalazat | ||
accusative | nom. | chalaza | chalazat | |
gen. | chalazan | |||
genitive | chalazan | chalazojen chalazainrare | ||
partitive | chalazaa | chalazoja | ||
inessive | chalazassa | chalazoissa | ||
elative | chalazasta | chalazoista | ||
illative | chalazaan | chalazoihin | ||
adessive | chalazalla | chalazoilla | ||
ablative | chalazalta | chalazoilta | ||
allative | chalazalle | chalazoille | ||
essive | chalazana | chalazoina | ||
translative | chalazaksi | chalazoiksi | ||
abessive | chalazatta | chalazoitta | ||
instructive | — | chalazoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hailstone, lump”).
Noun edit
chalaza f (plural chalazas)
Further reading edit
- “chalaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014