Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en cell

cell

Meaning

cell

In Swedish: den minsta biologiska byggstenen

Forms

Forms of cell
Singular, indefiniteen cell
Singular, definitecellen
Plural, indefiniteceller
Plural, definitecellerna

cell is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor cell, den stora cellen. Check another noun

Practise cell

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Is it en cell or ett cell?

Words built with cell

  • cellkärna cell nucleus
  • fängelsecell prison cell
  • cellskräck claustrophobia, fear of narrow, small or enclosed places
  • celldelning cell division

Questions

What does cell mean in English?

cell means “cell”.

Is it en cell or ett cell?

It is en cell, and “the cell” is cellen.

What is the plural of cell?

The plural of cell is celler, and the definite plural is cellerna.

Origin

From Latin cella

Nearby common words

cell is number 1,554 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary