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Zona
‖
Zo′na
,Noun.
pl.
Zonae
. [L., a girdle. See
Zone
.] A zone or band; a layer.
Zona pellucida
. [NL.]
(Biol.)
(a)
The outer transparent layer, or envelope, of the ovum. It is a more or less elastic membrane with radiating striae, and corresponds to the cell wall of an ordinary cell. See
Ovum
, and Illust. of Microscope
. (b)
The zona radiata.
– Zona radiata
[NL.]
(Biol.)
, a radiately striated membrane situated next the yolk of an ovum, or separated from it by a very delicate membrane only.
Definition 2024
zona
zona
English
Noun
zona (plural zonas or zonae or zonæ)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Noun
zona (plural zonas)
- A species of silverside fish (Atheriniformes), Bedotia geayi, from Madagascar, also called red-tailed silverside.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zona/
Noun
zona m (plural zonas)
Verb
zona
- third-person singular past historic of zoner
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdzɔːna/
Noun
zona f (plural zone)
Related terms
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈzoː.na/
Noun
zōna f (genitive zōnae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | zōna | zōnae |
genitive | zōnae | zōnārum |
dative | zōnae | zōnīs |
accusative | zōnam | zōnās |
ablative | zōnā | zōnīs |
vocative | zōna | zōnae |
Synonyms
- (belt, girdle): cinctus
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- zona in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- zona in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ZONA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “zona”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- zona in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- zona in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Lithuanian
Noun
zonà f (plural zonos) stress pattern 2
Declension
declension of zona
singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
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nominative (vardininkas) | zona | zonos |
genitive (kilmininkas) | zonos | zonų |
dative (naudininkas) | zonai | zonoms |
accusative (galininkas) | zoną | zonas |
instrumental (įnagininkas) | zona | zonomis |
locative (vietininkas) | zonoje | zonose |
vocative (šauksmininkas) | zona | zonos |
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin zōna (“girdle, zone”), from Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “belt, sash, zone”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈzonɐ/
Noun
zona f (plural zonas)
- zone (in a broad geographic or geometric sense)
- area, region (part of a city or country)
- Ela mora nesta zona.
- She lives in this area.
- Ela mora nesta zona.
- (Brazil, colloquial) mess
- A cozinha está uma zona!
- The kitchen is an absolute mess!
- A cozinha está uma zona!
- (Brazil, colloquial) red light district
Synonyms
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzo.na]
Noun
zona f
- definite singular nominative form of zonă. the zone
- definite singular accusative form of zonă. the zone
Slovene
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzóːna/
- Tonal orthography: zọ̑na
Noun
zóna f (genitive zóne, nominative plural zóne)
Declension
Declension of zóna (feminine, a-stem)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtsóːna/
- Tonal orthography: cọ̑na
Noun
zóna f (genitive zóne, nominative plural zóne)
- Alternative spelling of cóna
Declension
Declension of zóna (feminine, a-stem)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin zōna (“girdle, zone”), from Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “belt, sash, zone”).
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /ˈθo.na/
- (Others) IPA(key): /ˈso.na/
Noun
zona f (plural zonas)