blastula

See also: blástula and blastulą

English

Etymology

From 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

blastula (plural blastulas or blastulae)

1. (embryology) An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.

Derived terms

• archiblastula
• blastular
• midblastula

Related terms

• amphiblastula
• blastulation
• coeloblastula
• diblastula
• discoblastula
• stereoblastula

Translations

an early form in the development of an embryo

• Finnish: blastula
• French: blastula (fr) f
• Irish: blastúl m
• Italian: blastula (it) f
• Japanese: 胞胚 (hōhai)
• Polish: blastula (pl) f
• Portuguese: blástula (pt) f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: бла̏стула f

  Roman: blȁstula (sh) f

• Turkish: blastula (tr)

Further reading

• “blastula”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “blastula”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “blastula”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English blastula).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɑstulɑ/, [ˈblɑ̝s̠tulɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑstulɑ
• Syllabification^(key): blas‧tu‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): blas‧tu‧la

Noun

blastula

1. (embryology) blastula

Declension

Inflection of blastula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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.

Possessive forms of blastula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative blastulani blastulani accusative nom. blastulani blastulani gen. blastulani genitive blastulani blastuloideni blastuloitteni blastulaini rare partitive blastulaani blastuloitani inessive blastulassani blastuloissani elative blastulastani blastuloistani illative blastulaani blastuloihini adessive blastulallani blastuloillani ablative blastulaltani blastuloiltani allative blastulalleni blastuloilleni essive blastulanani blastuloinani translative blastulakseni blastuloikseni abessive blastulattani blastuloittani instructive — — comitative — blastuloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative blastulasi blastulasi accusative nom. blastulasi blastulasi gen. blastulasi genitive blastulasi blastuloidesi blastuloittesi blastulaisi rare partitive blastulaasi blastuloitasi inessive blastulassasi blastuloissasi elative blastulastasi blastuloistasi illative blastulaasi blastuloihisi adessive blastulallasi blastuloillasi ablative blastulaltasi blastuloiltasi allative blastulallesi blastuloillesi essive blastulanasi blastuloinasi translative blastulaksesi blastuloiksesi abessive blastulattasi blastuloittasi instructive — — comitative — blastuloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative blastulamme blastulamme accusative nom. blastulamme blastulamme gen. blastulamme genitive blastulamme blastuloidemme blastuloittemme blastulaimme rare partitive blastulaamme blastuloitamme inessive blastulassamme blastuloissamme elative blastulastamme blastuloistamme illative blastulaamme blastuloihimme adessive blastulallamme blastuloillamme ablative blastulaltamme blastuloiltamme allative blastulallemme blastuloillemme essive blastulanamme blastuloinamme translative blastulaksemme blastuloiksemme abessive blastulattamme blastuloittamme instructive — — comitative — blastuloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative blastulanne blastulanne accusative nom. blastulanne blastulanne gen. blastulanne genitive blastulanne blastuloidenne blastuloittenne blastulainne rare partitive blastulaanne blastuloitanne inessive blastulassanne blastuloissanne elative blastulastanne blastuloistanne illative blastulaanne blastuloihinne adessive blastulallanne blastuloillanne ablative blastulaltanne blastuloiltanne allative blastulallenne blastuloillenne essive blastulananne blastuloinanne translative blastulaksenne blastuloiksenne abessive blastulattanne blastuloittanne instructive — — comitative — blastuloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative blastulansa blastulansa accusative nom. blastulansa blastulansa gen. blastulansa genitive blastulansa blastuloidensa blastuloittensa blastulainsa rare partitive blastulaansa blastuloitaan blastuloitansa inessive blastulassaan blastulassansa blastuloissaan blastuloissansa elative blastulastaan blastulastansa blastuloistaan blastuloistansa illative blastulaansa blastuloihinsa adessive blastulallaan blastulallansa blastuloillaan blastuloillansa ablative blastulaltaan blastulaltansa blastuloiltaan blastuloiltansa allative blastulalleen blastulallensa blastuloilleen blastuloillensa essive blastulanaan blastulanansa blastuloinaan blastuloinansa translative blastulakseen blastulaksensa blastuloikseen blastuloiksensa abessive blastulattaan blastulattansa blastuloittaan blastuloittansa instructive — — comitative — blastuloineen blastuloinensa

Synonyms

• rakkula-aste

Derived terms

• blastulaatio

Further reading

• “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

Noun

blastula f (plural blastulas)

1. blastula

Further reading

• “blastula”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Polish

blastula

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin blastula. First attested in 1879.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blasˈtu.la/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ula
• Syllabification: blas‧tu‧la

Noun

blastula f

1. (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

Declension of blastula

	singular	plural
nominative	blastula	blastule
genitive	blastuli	blastul
dative	blastuli	blastulom
accusative	blastulę	blastule
instrumental	blastulą	blastulami
locative	blastuli	blastulach
vocative	blastulo	blastule

Related terms

prefix

• blasto-

Further reading

• blastula in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• blastula in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• blastula in PWN's encyclopedia