celar

See also: celâr

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from French celer, Italian celare, Spanish celar, from Latin cēlō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡seˈlar/

Verb

celar (present celas, past celis, future celos, conditional celus, imperative celez)

1. (transitive) to hide, to conceal

Conjugation

    Conjugation of celar

		present		past		future
infinitive		celar		celir		celor
tense		celas		celis		celos
conditional		celus
imperative		celez
adjective active participle		celanta		celinta		celonta
adverbial active participle		celante		celinte		celonte
nominal active participle	singular	celanto		celinto		celonto
	plural	celanti		celinti		celonti
adjective passive participle		celata		celita		celota
adverbial passive participle		celate		celite		celote
nominal passive participle	singular	celato		celito		celoto
	plural	celati		celiti		celoti

Romanian

Etymology

From Late Latin cellārium, from Latin cella.

Noun

celar n (plural celare)

1. pantry, larder

Declension

Declension of celar

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) celar	celarul	(niște) celare	celarele
genitive/dative	(unui) celar	celarului	(unor) celare	celarelor
vocative	celarule		celarelor

Synonyms

• cămară

See also

• pivniță

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin zēlāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θeˈlaɾ/ [θeˈlaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /seˈlaɾ/ [seˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ce‧lar

Verb

celar (first-person singular present celo, first-person singular preterite celé, past participle celado)

1. (transitive) to watch over

   Synonym: vigilar

2. (transitive) to conceal
3. (transitive) to be jealous

Conjugation

    Conjugation of celar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			celar
gerund			celando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		celado		celada
		plural		celados		celadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	celo	celastú celásvos	cela	celamos	celáis	celan
	imperfect	celaba	celabas	celaba	celábamos	celabais	celaban
	preterite	celé	celaste	celó	celamos	celasteis	celaron
	future	celaré	celarás	celará	celaremos	celaréis	celarán
	conditional	celaría	celarías	celaría	celaríamos	celaríais	celarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	cele	celestú celésvos2	cele	celemos	celéis	celen
	imperfect (ra)	celara	celaras	celara	celáramos	celarais	celaran
	imperfect (se)	celase	celases	celase	celásemos	celaseis	celasen
	future1	celare	celares	celare	celáremos	celareis	celaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		celatú celávos	cele	celemos	celad	celen
	negative		no celes	no cele	no celemos	no celéis	no celen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of celar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive celar
	dative	celarme	celarte	celarle, celarse	celarnos	celaros	celarles, celarse
	accusative	celarme	celarte	celarlo, celarla, celarse	celarnos	celaros	celarlos, celarlas, celarse
with gerund celando
	dative	celándome	celándote	celándole, celándose	celándonos	celándoos	celándoles, celándose
	accusative	celándome	celándote	celándolo, celándola, celándose	celándonos	celándoos	celándolos, celándolas, celándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative cela
	dative	célame	célate	célale	célanos	not used	célales
	accusative	célame	célate	célalo, célala	célanos	not used	célalos, célalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative celá
	dative	celame	celate	celale	celanos	not used	celales
	accusative	celame	celate	celalo, celala	celanos	not used	celalos, celalas
with formal second-person singular imperative cele
	dative	céleme	not used	célele, célese	célenos	not used	céleles
	accusative	céleme	not used	célelo, célela, célese	célenos	not used	célelos, célelas
with first-person plural imperative celemos
	dative	not used	celémoste	celémosle	celémonos	celémoos	celémosles
	accusative	not used	celémoste	celémoslo, celémosla	celémonos	celémoos	celémoslos, celémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative celad
	dative	celadme	not used	celadle	celadnos	celaos	celadles
	accusative	celadme	not used	celadlo, celadla	celadnos	celaos	celadlos, celadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative celen
	dative	célenme	not used	célenle	célennos	not used	célenles, célense
	accusative	célenme	not used	célenlo, célenla	célennos	not used	célenlos, célenlas, célense

Derived terms

• recelar

 

Related terms

• celador
• celo
• celos
• celoso
• recelo

 

Further reading

• “celar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014