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Zelle.

cell (segregated room)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtsɛlə/
  1. cell (segregated room) in a monastery or convent

    feminine
  2. cell (segregated room) in a prison

    feminine
  3. cell

    feminine
  4. cell (component of a battery)

    feminine
  5. cell (small, organised, often clandestine group of people)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German zelle, from Old High German zella (9th century), from Ecclesiastical Latin cella. The cytological sense (17th c.) is a semantic loan from English cell (coined by Robert Hooke).

name/ˈtsɛlə/
  1. a surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · strong
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