Dutch edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from French cellulaire.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌsɛ.lyˈlɛːr/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: cel‧lu‧lair
  • Rhymes: -ɛːr

Adjective edit

cellulair (not comparable)

  1. cellular
Inflection edit
Inflection of cellulair
uninflected cellulair
inflected cellulaire
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial cellulair
indefinite m./f. sing. cellulaire
n. sing. cellulair
plural cellulaire
definite cellulaire
partitive cellulairs
Descendants edit
  • Indonesian: seluler

Etymology 2 edit

Calque of English cellular.

Noun edit

cellulair m (plural cellulairs, diminutive cellulairtje n)

  1. (Suriname) cellular phone, mobile phone
    • 2012 November 30, “Derde bendelid aangehouden roofoverval Nickerie [Third gang member Nickerie robbery arrested]”, in StarNieuws[1], retrieved 7 September 2020:
      De familie P. is afgelopen week op klaarlichte dag beroofd van sieraden, geld, laptop en cellulair.
      Last week, the P. family was robbed in broad daylight of jewellery, money, a laptop, and a mobile phone.