morula

See also: mórula

English

Etymology

From Latin morum (“mulberry”) + -ula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔːɹələ/

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Noun

morula (plural morulas or morulae)

1. (embryology) A spherical mass of blastomeres that forms following the splitting of a zygote; it becomes the blastula

Derived terms

• morula cell
• morular
• morulation
• sperm morula

Related terms

• moruloid

Translations

spherical mass of blastomeres

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 桑葚胚 (zh) (sāngshènpēi)

• Finnish: morula
• French: morula (fr) f
• Polish: morula (pl) f
• Russian: морула (ru) f (morula)
• Spanish: mórula f
• Swedish: morula (sv) c

Anagrams

• Lamour

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin morula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmorulɑ/, [ˈmo̞rulɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -orulɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mo‧ru‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): mo‧ru‧la

Noun

morula

1. (biology) morula

Declension

Inflection of morula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		morula	morulat
genitive		morulan	moruloiden moruloitten
partitive		morulaa	moruloita
illative		morulaan	moruloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		morula	morulat
accusative	nom.	morula	morulat
	gen.	morulan
genitive		morulan	moruloiden moruloitten morulain rare
partitive		morulaa	moruloita
inessive		morulassa	moruloissa
elative		morulasta	moruloista
illative		morulaan	moruloihin
adessive		morulalla	moruloilla
ablative		morulalta	moruloilta
allative		morulalle	moruloille
essive		morulana	moruloina
translative		morulaksi	moruloiksi
abessive		morulatta	moruloitta
instructive		—	moruloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of morula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative morulani morulani accusative nom. morulani morulani gen. morulani genitive morulani moruloideni moruloitteni morulaini rare partitive morulaani moruloitani inessive morulassani moruloissani elative morulastani moruloistani illative morulaani moruloihini adessive morulallani moruloillani ablative morulaltani moruloiltani allative morulalleni moruloilleni essive morulanani moruloinani translative morulakseni moruloikseni abessive morulattani moruloittani instructive — — comitative — moruloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative morulasi morulasi accusative nom. morulasi morulasi gen. morulasi genitive morulasi moruloidesi moruloittesi morulaisi rare partitive morulaasi moruloitasi inessive morulassasi moruloissasi elative morulastasi moruloistasi illative morulaasi moruloihisi adessive morulallasi moruloillasi ablative morulaltasi moruloiltasi allative morulallesi moruloillesi essive morulanasi moruloinasi translative morulaksesi moruloiksesi abessive morulattasi moruloittasi instructive — — comitative — moruloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative morulamme morulamme accusative nom. morulamme morulamme gen. morulamme genitive morulamme moruloidemme moruloittemme morulaimme rare partitive morulaamme moruloitamme inessive morulassamme moruloissamme elative morulastamme moruloistamme illative morulaamme moruloihimme adessive morulallamme moruloillamme ablative morulaltamme moruloiltamme allative morulallemme moruloillemme essive morulanamme moruloinamme translative morulaksemme moruloiksemme abessive morulattamme moruloittamme instructive — — comitative — moruloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative morulanne morulanne accusative nom. morulanne morulanne gen. morulanne genitive morulanne moruloidenne moruloittenne morulainne rare partitive morulaanne moruloitanne inessive morulassanne moruloissanne elative morulastanne moruloistanne illative morulaanne moruloihinne adessive morulallanne moruloillanne ablative morulaltanne moruloiltanne allative morulallenne moruloillenne essive morulananne moruloinanne translative morulaksenne moruloiksenne abessive morulattanne moruloittanne instructive — — comitative — moruloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative morulansa morulansa accusative nom. morulansa morulansa gen. morulansa genitive morulansa moruloidensa moruloittensa morulainsa rare partitive morulaansa moruloitaan moruloitansa inessive morulassaan morulassansa moruloissaan moruloissansa elative morulastaan morulastansa moruloistaan moruloistansa illative morulaansa moruloihinsa adessive morulallaan morulallansa moruloillaan moruloillansa ablative morulaltaan morulaltansa moruloiltaan moruloiltansa allative morulalleen morulallensa moruloilleen moruloillensa essive morulanaan morulanansa moruloinaan moruloinansa translative morulakseen morulaksensa moruloikseen moruloiksensa abessive morulattaan morulattansa moruloittaan moruloittansa instructive — — comitative — moruloineen moruloinensa

Synonyms

• solurypäle

See also

• muurainaste

Further reading

• “morula”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

French

Noun

morula f (plural morulas)

1. morula

Further reading

• “morula”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mer-?

Proto-Indo-European *merh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *morh₂éh₂

Proto-Italic *morā

Latin mora

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-e-lós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ula

Latin morula

From mora + -ula.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmɔ.rʊ.ɫa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmɔː.ru.la]

Noun

morula f (genitive morulae); first declension

1. a brief delay
   • 397 CE – 401 CE, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, Confessiones 11.15:

     quod tamen ita raptim a futuro in praeteritum transvolat, ut nulla morula extendatur.

     But this flies so rapidly from future to past that it cannot be extended by any delay.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	morula	morulae
genitive	morulae	morulārum
dative	morulae	morulīs
accusative	morulam	morulās
ablative	morulā	morulīs
vocative	morula	morulae

References

• “morula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “morula”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

morula

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mer-?

Proto-Indo-European *merh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *morh₂éh₂

Proto-Italic *morā

Latin mora

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-e-lós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ula

New Latin morulalbor.

Polish morula

Learned borrowing from New Latin morula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔˈru.la/
• Rhymes: -ula
• Syllabification: mo‧ru‧la

Noun

morula f

1. (embryology) morula (spherical mass of blastomeres that forms following the splitting of a zygote)

   faza/stadium moruli ― morula stage

Declension

Declension of morula

	singular	plural
nominative	morula	morule
genitive	moruli	morul, moruli
dative	moruli	morulom
accusative	morulę	morule
instrumental	morulą	morulami
locative	moruli	morulach
vocative	morulo	morule

Further reading

• “morula”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• morula in PWN's encyclopedia
• Zygmunt Saloni, et al., editors (2020), “morula”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish]‎^[3], 4. online edition, Warszawa