celeber

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *kelisris, of unclear origin. Traditional theories derive the word either from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”) (whence clueo (“to be called, reputed”)), or alternatively, if the rare meaning of "swift, in rapid succession" is to be taken as primary, from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to drive”) (whence celer (“fast, swift”) and Ancient Greek κέλλω (kéllō, “to drive on”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈke.le.ber/, [ˈkɛɫ̪ɛbɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.le.ber/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːleber]

Adjective

celeber (feminine celebris, neuter celebre, comparative celebrior, superlative celeberrimus); third-declension three-termination adjective

1. containing a multitude, numerous, frequent
2. crowded, populous
3. honored by a great assembly, famous, celebrated, renowned

   Synonyms: fāmōsus, praeclārus, inclitus, clārus, memorātus

Declension

Third-declension three-termination adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	celeber	celebris	celebre		celebrēs		celebria
Genitive	celebris				celebrium
Dative	celebrī				celebribus
Accusative	celebrem		celebre		celebrēs		celebria
Ablative	celebrī				celebribus
Vocative	celeber	celebris	celebre		celebrēs		celebria

Derived terms

• celebrescō
• celebriter
• celebritās
• celebrō
• inceleber

 

Descendants

• → Catalan: cèlebre
• Italian: celebre
• → Portuguese: célebre
• → Spanish: célebre
• → French: célèbre
  • → Romanian: celebru

References

• “celeber”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “celeber”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• celeber in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.