German

Noun

Zelle f ‎(genitive Zelle, plural Zellen)

1. cell (room in a prison)
2. cell (room in a monastery)
3. cell (component of a battery)
4. cell (small group of people)
5. (cytology) cell
   • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 5/2010, page 106:

     Eine neue Generation hochauflösender Lichtmikroskope revolutioniert die Biologie: Erstmals können die Forscher auch molekulare Strukturen in lebenden Zellen beobachten.

     A new generation of high-resolution optical microscopes is revolutionizing biology: for the first time researchers are able to also watch molecular structures in living cells.

Declension

Derived terms

• Todeszelle
• Telefonzelle

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Zelle m, f ‎(genitive Zelles)

1. A surname​.

Middle French

Noun

zelle f (plural zelles)

1. zeal
   • 1549, Hugon (Hugo de la Chapelle?), Second livre contenant xxvi. chansons:

     Amour rempli de pitié, et de zelle,
     D’amour mourant toucha la legière aesle.

     Love, full of pity and of zeal, dying of love touched the light wing.

Descendants

• French: zèle