# chalaza
## English
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hailstone, lump”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kəˈleɪzə/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

chalaza (plural chalazas or chalazae)
* (botany) The location where the nucellus attaches to the integuments, opposite the micropyle.
* (zoology) One of the two spiral bands which attach the yolk of an egg to the eggshell, suspending it in the white.

#### Synonyms

* cicatricula
* kenning (obsolete, rare)
* tread, treadle

#### Derived terms

* chalazal
* chalaziferous
* chalazoderma
* chalazogamy

#### Related terms

* chalazion

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑlɑtsɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝lɑ̝ts̠ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlɑtsɑ
* Hyphenation: cha‧la‧za

### Noun

chalaza
* (zoology, botany) Alternative form of kalatsa.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of chalaza (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chalazani
chalazani
accusative
nom.
chalazani
chalazani
gen.
chalazani
genitive
chalazani
chalazojeni chalazaini $^{rare}$
partitive
chalazaani
chalazojani
inessive
chalazassani
chalazoissani
elative
chalazastani
chalazoistani
illative
chalazaani
chalazoihini
adessive
chalazallani
chalazoillani
ablative
chalazaltani
chalazoiltani
allative
chalazalleni
chalazoilleni
essive
chalazanani
chalazoinani
translative
chalazakseni
chalazoikseni
abessive
chalazattani
chalazoittani
instructive
comitative
—chalazoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chalazasi
chalazasi
accusative
nom.
chalazasi
chalazasi
gen.
chalazasi
genitive
chalazasi
chalazojesi chalazaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
chalazaasi
chalazojasi
inessive
chalazassasi
chalazoissasi
elative
chalazastasi
chalazoistasi
illative
chalazaasi
chalazoihisi
adessive
chalazallasi
chalazoillasi
ablative
chalazaltasi
chalazoiltasi
allative
chalazallesi
chalazoillesi
essive
chalazanasi
chalazoinasi
translative
chalazaksesi
chalazoiksesi
abessive
chalazattasi
chalazoittasi
instructive
comitative
—chalazoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chalazamme
chalazamme
accusative
nom.
chalazamme
chalazamme
gen.
chalazamme
genitive
chalazamme
chalazojemme chalazaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
chalazaamme
chalazojamme
inessive
chalazassamme
chalazoissamme
elative
chalazastamme
chalazoistamme
illative
chalazaamme
chalazoihimme
adessive
chalazallamme
chalazoillamme
ablative
chalazaltamme
chalazoiltamme
allative
chalazallemme
chalazoillemme
essive
chalazanamme
chalazoinamme
translative
chalazaksemme
chalazoiksemme
abessive
chalazattamme
chalazoittamme
instructive
comitative
—chalazoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chalazanne
chalazanne
accusative
nom.
chalazanne
chalazanne
gen.
chalazanne
genitive
chalazanne
chalazojenne chalazainne $^{rare}$
partitive
chalazaanne
chalazojanne
inessive
chalazassanne
chalazoissanne
elative
chalazastanne
chalazoistanne
illative
chalazaanne
chalazoihinne
adessive
chalazallanne
chalazoillanne
ablative
chalazaltanne
chalazoiltanne
allative
chalazallenne
chalazoillenne
essive
chalazananne
chalazoinanne
translative
chalazaksenne
chalazoiksenne
abessive
chalazattanne
chalazoittanne
instructive
comitative
—chalazoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chalazansa
chalazansa
accusative
nom.
chalazansa
chalazansa
gen.
chalazansa
genitive
chalazansa
chalazojensa chalazainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
chalazaansa
chalazojaan chalazojansa
inessive
chalazassaan chalazassansa
chalazoissaan chalazoissansa
elative
chalazastaan chalazastansa
chalazoistaan chalazoistansa
illative
chalazaansa
chalazoihinsa
adessive
chalazallaan chalazallansa
chalazoillaan chalazoillansa
ablative
chalazaltaan chalazaltansa
chalazoiltaan chalazoiltansa
allative
chalazalleen chalazallensa
chalazoilleen chalazoillensa
essive
chalazanaan chalazanansa
chalazoinaan chalazoinansa
translative
chalazakseen chalazaksensa
chalazoikseen chalazoiksensa
abessive
chalazattaan chalazattansa
chalazoittaan chalazoittansa
instructive
comitative
—chalazoineen chalazoinensa :

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hailstone, lump”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /t͡ʃaˈlaθa/ [t͡ʃaˈla.θa]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /t͡ʃaˈlasa/ [t͡ʃaˈla.sa]
* Rhymes: -aθa
* Rhymes: -asa
* Syllabification: cha‧la‧za

### Noun

chalaza f (plural chalazas)
* (zoology, botany) chalaza

### Further reading

* “chalaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10