chalaza
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hailstone, lump”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editchalaza (plural chalazas or chalazae)
- (botany) The location where the nucellus attaches to the integuments, opposite the micropyle.
- (zoology) One of the two spiral bands which attach the yolk of an egg to the eggshell, suspending it in the white.
Synonyms
edit- cicatricula
- kenning (obsolete, rare)
- tread, treadle
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editzoology: spiral band
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Finnish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editchalaza
Declension
editInflection of chalaza (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | chalaza | chalazat | |
genitive | chalazan | chalazojen | |
partitive | chalazaa | chalazoja | |
illative | chalazaan | chalazoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | chalaza | chalazat | |
accusative | nom. | chalaza | chalazat |
gen. | chalazan | ||
genitive | chalazan | chalazojen chalazain rare | |
partitive | chalazaa | chalazoja | |
inessive | chalazassa | chalazoissa | |
elative | chalazasta | chalazoista | |
illative | chalazaan | chalazoihin | |
adessive | chalazalla | chalazoilla | |
ablative | chalazalta | chalazoilta | |
allative | chalazalle | chalazoille | |
essive | chalazana | chalazoina | |
translative | chalazaksi | chalazoiksi | |
abessive | chalazatta | chalazoitta | |
instructive | — | chalazoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hailstone, lump”).
Noun
editchalaza f (plural chalazas)
Further reading
edit- “chalaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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- en:Botany
- en:Zoology
- Finnish 3-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑlɑtsɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑlɑtsɑ/3 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish terms spelled with C
- Finnish terms spelled with Z
- fi:Zoology
- fi:Botany
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- es:Zoology
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