cellernas

Cellernas is a Swedish word form used to express possession by a plural reference to cells. The base noun is cell (plural cells: celler). When referring to something belonging to or characteristic of the cells as a group, Swedish uses the definite plural form cellerna and then adds the possessive suffix -s to form cellernas, meaning the cells’ or of the cells.

Morphology and usage

In Swedish grammar, cellernas functions as the possessive of the definite plural. It is used before a noun to indicate belonging or association, as in cellernas funktion (the function of the cells) or cellernas miljö (the environment of the cells). This construction is common in scientific, medical, and histological contexts, where discussions often concern attributes or processes relating to multiple cells.

Context and scope

Cellernas appears primarily in biological, medical, and educational writing. It enables concise expression of relationships involving many cells, without repeating the word cell or a long noun phrase. While it is a technical term in everyday language, it is a standard grammatical form rather than a separate concept.

Etymology

The word derives from the Swedish noun cell, with the plural form celler and the definite plural cellerna. The possessive suffix -s is added to the definite plural to yield cellernas, corresponding to the English “the cells’.” The construction reflects common Swedish patterns for marking possession on plural nouns. See also cellerna, celler, samt other Swedish noun forms.