molecula

See also: molécula and molècula

Latin

Alternative forms

mōlecola

Etymology

Derived from mōlēs (“mass”) +‎ -cula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /moːˈle.ku.la/, [moːˈɫɛ.kʊ.ɫa]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /moˈle.ku.la/, [moˈleː.ku.la]

Noun

mōlecula f (genitive mōleculae); first declension

(New Latin, chemistry) molecule

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mōlecula	mōleculae
genitive	mōleculae	mōleculārum
dative	mōleculae	mōleculīs
accusative	mōleculam	mōleculās
ablative	mōleculā	mōleculīs
vocative	mōlecula	mōleculae

Descendants

English: molecule
Armenian: մոլեկուլ (molekul)
Asturian: molécula
Catalan: molècula
Czech: molekula
Estonian: molekul
Finnish: molekyyli

French: molécule

→ Crimean Tatar: molekula
→ Dutch: molecuul
→ German: Molekül
→ Hungarian: molekula

Galician: molécula
Georgian: მოლეკულა (moleḳula)

Ido: molekulo
Italian: molecola
Latvian: molekula
Macedonian: молекула (molekula)
Norman: molétchule
Norwegian: molekyl
Polish: molekuła
Portuguese: molécula

Russian: моле́кула (molékula)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: молѐкула

Latin: molekula
Slovene: molekula
Spanish: molécula
Swedish: molekyl
Turkish: molekül

References

molecula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
molecula in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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