cellula, cellulae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Latham (Medieval Word List)
- Age:
- Medieval
- Field:
- Religion
|cell (monk); monastery/daughter house (monastic); case for banner; chapel;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cellula | cellulae |
| Gen. | cellulae | cellularum |
| Dat. | cellulae | cellulis |
| Acc. | cellulam | cellulas |
| Voc. | cellula | cellulae |
| Abl. | cellula | cellulis |
Examples
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...cultu meo ire extra casam coepi. Necdum liberaveram cellulae limen, cum animadverto Oenotheam cum testo ignis pleno venientem..."Dialogus de Oratoribus
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from Minor Works
"...cuique filius, ex casta parente natus, non in cellula emptae nutricis, sed gremio ac sinu matris educabatur, cuius..."