celo
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
From Polish cel, from German Ziel. Compare Hungarian cél, Czech cíl.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
celo (accusative singular celon, plural celoj, accusative plural celojn)
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Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
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celo
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱēl-, an ablaut variant of Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-.
Cognate to Latin clam, Old Irish ceilid (“to hide”) and Proto-Germanic *helaną, *huljaną.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkeː.loː/, [ˈkeːɫ̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.lo/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːlo]
Verb edit
cēlō (present infinitive cēlāre, perfect active cēlāvī, supine cēlātum); first conjugation
Conjugation edit
1At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
2The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
3At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
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References edit
- “celo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “celo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- celo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- not to betray one's feelings by one's looks: sententiam fronte celare, tegere
- not to betray one's feelings by one's looks: sententiam fronte celare, tegere
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
celo f
Serbo-Croatian edit
Adjective edit
celo
Slovene edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
celọ̑
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- “celo”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθelo/ [ˈθe.lo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈselo/ [ˈse.lo]
- Rhymes: -elo
- Syllabification: ce‧lo
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Latin zēlus (“zeal”), from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos). Cognate with English zeal.
Noun edit
celo m (uncountable)
- zeal
- heat (a condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate)
- Está en celo. ― She's in heat.
- (in the plural) jealousy
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Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
celo
Etymology 3 edit
Shortening of English sellotape.
Noun edit
celo m (uncountable)
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) sellotape; (UK, AU) sticky tape; (US) Scotch tape; adhesive tape
Further reading edit
- “celo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014