morula
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morula
See also: mórula
English
Etymology
From diminutive of Latin morum (“mulberry”).
Pronunciation
Noun
morula (plural morulas or morulae)
- (embryology) A spherical mass of blastomeres that forms following the splitting of a zygote; it becomes the blastula
Derived terms
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Translations
spherical mass of blastomeres
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Finnish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin morula.
Pronunciation
Noun
morula
Declension
| Inflection of morula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | morula | morulat | ||
| genitive | morulan | moruloiden moruloitten | ||
| partitive | morulaa | moruloita | ||
| illative | morulaan | moruloihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | morula | morulat | ||
| accusative | nom. | morula | morulat | |
| gen. | morulan | |||
| genitive | morulan | moruloiden moruloitten morulainrare | ||
| partitive | morulaa | moruloita | ||
| inessive | morulassa | moruloissa | ||
| elative | morulasta | moruloista | ||
| illative | morulaan | moruloihin | ||
| adessive | morulalla | moruloilla | ||
| ablative | morulalta | moruloilta | ||
| allative | morulalle | moruloille | ||
| essive | morulana | moruloina | ||
| translative | morulaksi | moruloiksi | ||
| abessive | morulatta | moruloitta | ||
| instructive | — | moruloin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Further reading
- “morula”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
French
Noun
morula f (plural morulas)
Further reading
- “morula”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
morula f (genitive morulae); first declension
- a brief delay
- 397 CE – 401 CE, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, Confessions 11.15:
- quod tamen ita raptim a futuro in praeteritum transvolat, ut nulla morula extendatur.
- But this flies so rapidly from future to past that it cannot be extended by any delay.
- quod tamen ita raptim a futuro in praeteritum transvolat, ut nulla morula extendatur.
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | morula | morulae |
| Genitive | morulae | morulārum |
| Dative | morulae | morulīs |
| Accusative | morulam | morulās |
| Ablative | morulā | morulīs |
| Vocative | morula | morulae |
References
- “morula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- morula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin morula.
Pronunciation
Noun
morula f
- (embryology) morula (spherical mass of blastomeres that forms following the splitting of a zygote)
- faza/stadium moruli ― morula stage
Declension
Declension of morula