# blastula
## English
### Etymology

From New Latin blastula, diminutive of Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from βλαστάνω (blastánō, “to bud, sprout, grow, properly of plants, but also of animals”).

### Noun

blastula (plural blastulas or blastulae)
* (embryology) An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.

#### Derived terms

* archiblastula
* blastular
* midblastula

#### Related terms

* amphiblastula
* blastulation
* coeloblastula
* diblastula
* discoblastula
* stereoblastula

#### Translations
### Further reading

* “blastula”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
* “blastula”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
* “blastula”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English blastula).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈblɑstulɑ/, [ˈblɑ̝s̠tulɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑstulɑ
* Hyphenation: blas‧tu‧la

### Noun

blastula
* (embryology) blastula

#### Declension

Possessive forms of blastula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
blastulani
blastulani
accusative
nom.
blastulani
blastulani
gen.
blastulani
genitive
blastulani
blastuloideni blastuloitteni blastulaini $^{rare}$
partitive
blastulaani
blastuloitani
inessive
blastulassani
blastuloissani
elative
blastulastani
blastuloistani
illative
blastulaani
blastuloihini
adessive
blastulallani
blastuloillani
ablative
blastulaltani
blastuloiltani
allative
blastulalleni
blastuloilleni
essive
blastulanani
blastuloinani
translative
blastulakseni
blastuloikseni
abessive
blastulattani
blastuloittani
instructive
comitative
—blastuloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
blastulasi
blastulasi
accusative
nom.
blastulasi
blastulasi
gen.
blastulasi
genitive
blastulasi
blastuloidesi blastuloittesi blastulaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
blastulaasi
blastuloitasi
inessive
blastulassasi
blastuloissasi
elative
blastulastasi
blastuloistasi
illative
blastulaasi
blastuloihisi
adessive
blastulallasi
blastuloillasi
ablative
blastulaltasi
blastuloiltasi
allative
blastulallesi
blastuloillesi
essive
blastulanasi
blastuloinasi
translative
blastulaksesi
blastuloiksesi
abessive
blastulattasi
blastuloittasi
instructive
comitative
—blastuloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
blastulamme
blastulamme
accusative
nom.
blastulamme
blastulamme
gen.
blastulamme
genitive
blastulamme
blastuloidemme blastuloittemme blastulaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
blastulaamme
blastuloitamme
inessive
blastulassamme
blastuloissamme
elative
blastulastamme
blastuloistamme
illative
blastulaamme
blastuloihimme
adessive
blastulallamme
blastuloillamme
ablative
blastulaltamme
blastuloiltamme
allative
blastulallemme
blastuloillemme
essive
blastulanamme
blastuloinamme
translative
blastulaksemme
blastuloiksemme
abessive
blastulattamme
blastuloittamme
instructive
comitative
—blastuloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
blastulanne
blastulanne
accusative
nom.
blastulanne
blastulanne
gen.
blastulanne
genitive
blastulanne
blastuloidenne blastuloittenne blastulainne $^{rare}$
partitive
blastulaanne
blastuloitanne
inessive
blastulassanne
blastuloissanne
elative
blastulastanne
blastuloistanne
illative
blastulaanne
blastuloihinne
adessive
blastulallanne
blastuloillanne
ablative
blastulaltanne
blastuloiltanne
allative
blastulallenne
blastuloillenne
essive
blastulananne
blastuloinanne
translative
blastulaksenne
blastuloiksenne
abessive
blastulattanne
blastuloittanne
instructive
comitative
—blastuloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
blastulansa
blastulansa
accusative
nom.
blastulansa
blastulansa
gen.
blastulansa
genitive
blastulansa
blastuloidensa blastuloittensa blastulainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
blastulaansa
blastuloitaan blastuloitansa
inessive
blastulassaan blastulassansa
blastuloissaan blastuloissansa
elative
blastulastaan blastulastansa
blastuloistaan blastuloistansa
illative
blastulaansa
blastuloihinsa
adessive
blastulallaan blastulallansa
blastuloillaan blastuloillansa
ablative
blastulaltaan blastulaltansa
blastuloiltaan blastuloiltansa
allative
blastulalleen blastulallensa
blastuloilleen blastuloillensa
essive
blastulanaan blastulanansa
blastuloinaan blastuloinansa
translative
blastulakseen blastulaksensa
blastuloikseen blastuloiksensa
abessive
blastulattaan blastulattansa
blastuloittaan blastuloittansa
instructive
comitative
—blastuloineen blastuloinensa :

#### Synonyms

* rakkula-aste

#### Derived terms

* blastulaatio

### Further reading

* “blastula”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Noun

blastula f (plural blastulas)
* blastula

### Further reading

* “blastula”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin blastula. First attested in 1879.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /blasˈtu.la/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ula
* Syllabification: blas‧tu‧la

### Noun

blastula f
* (embryology) blastula (early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid)
    faza/stadium blastuli ― blastula stage

#### Related terms

* blasto-

### References

* ↑ Józef Natanson (1879) Przyczynek do historyi rozwoju glist okrągłych pasorzytnych : (Nematodes)‎, page 33‎
* ↑ blastula in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

### Further reading

* blastula in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* blastula in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* blastula in PWN's encyclopedia