cella

cella uit.-lat.

From Proto-Italic *kelnā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelneh₂, which consists of Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover”) and a suffix -nā.

Cognates include Latin clam, Latin color, Proto-Germanic *helaną.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkel.la/, [ˈkɛlːʲä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃel.la/, [ˈt͡ʃɛlːä]

Noun

cella f (genitive cellae); first declension

1. a small room, a hut, storeroom
2. a barn, granary
3. the part of a temple where the image of a god stood; altar, sanctuary, shrine, pantry

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cella	cellae
Genitive	cellae	cellārum
Dative	cellae	cellīs
Accusative	cellam	cellās
Ablative	cellā	cellīs
Vocative	cella	cellae