Dutch

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French cellulaire.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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cellulair (not comparable)

  1. cellular
Declension
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Declension 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
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  • Indonesian: seluler

Etymology 2

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Calque of English cellular.

Noun

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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.