Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From Italian cella, from Latin cella, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelneh₂.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕělija/
  • Hyphenation: ће‧ли‧ја
  • Rhymes: -ija

Noun

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ћѐлија f (Latin spelling ćèlija)

  1. cell (room for a monk or nun in a monastery or convent)
  2. cell (room in a prison for containing inmates)
  3. cell (compartment in a honeycomb)
  4. (Serbia, biology) cell (basic unit of a living organism)
  5. cell (unit in a statistical array)
  6. cell (small number of people forming the basic unit of an organization)

Declension

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