chalaza

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hailstone, lump”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kəˈleɪzə/
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Noun

chalaza (plural chalazas or chalazae)

  1. (botany) The location where the nucellus attaches to the integuments, opposite the micropyle.
  2. (zoology) One of the two spiral bands which attach the yolk of an egg to the eggshell, suspending it in the white.

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Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑlɑtsɑ/, [ˈkɑlɑts̠ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlɑtsɑ
  • Syllabification(key): cha‧la‧za

Noun

chalaza

  1. (zoology, botany) Alternative form of kalatsa.

Declension
Inflection of chalaza (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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
chalazainrare
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
instructive — chalazoin
abessive chalazatta chalazoitta
comitative — chalazoineen
Possessive forms of chalaza (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person chalazani chalazamme
2nd person chalazasi chalazanne
3rd person chalazansa

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hailstone, lump”).

Noun

chalaza f (plural chalazas)

  1. (zoology, botany) chalaza

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