noun#1,818 by frequency
die Zelle
/ˈtsɛlə/
cell; in a monastery or convent; in a prison
- genitive
- der Zelle
- plural
- die Zellen
Meanings
- 1
cell
Unser Körper besteht aus Zellen.
Tatoeba · mhr · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
cell (segregated room); in a monastery or convent
Der menschliche Körper besteht aus Milliarden kleiner Zellen.
The human body is composed of billions of small cells.
Tatoeba · Manfredo · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ein Ei ist eine Zelle.
An egg is a cell.
Tatoeba · Sudajaengi · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
cell (segregated room); in a prison
- 4
cell — component of a battery
- 5
cell — small, organised, often clandestine group of peoplerare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieZelle | dieZellen |
| accusative | dieZelle | dieZellen |
| dative | derZelle | denZellen |
| genitive | derZelle | derZellen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.