sello

See also: selló, sellò, and sellő

English

Etymology

Clipping of sellotape.

Pronunciation

• Audio (AU)

  (file)

Noun

sello (uncountable)

1. (Britain, slang) sellotape.

   Can you pass the sello? We need to get these presents wrapped up by tonight.

Anagrams

• losel

Asturian

Verb

sello

1. first-person singular present indicative of sellar

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish cello, from Italian cello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈselːo/, [ˈs̠e̞lːo̞]
• Rhymes: -elːo
• Syllabification^(key): sel‧lo

Noun

sello

1. cello

Declension

Inflection of sello (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		sello	sellot
genitive		sellon	sellojen
partitive		selloa	selloja
illative		selloon	selloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sello	sellot
accusative	nom.	sello	sellot
	gen.	sellon
genitive		sellon	sellojen
partitive		selloa	selloja
inessive		sellossa	selloissa
elative		sellosta	selloista
illative		selloon	selloihin
adessive		sellolla	selloilla
ablative		sellolta	selloilta
allative		sellolle	selloille
essive		sellona	selloina
translative		selloksi	selloiksi
instructive		—	selloin
abessive		sellotta	selloitta
comitative		—	selloineen

Possessive forms of sello (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	selloni	sellomme
2nd person	sellosi	sellonne
3rd person	sellonsa

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛl.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɛllo
• Syllabification: sèl‧lo

Verb

sello

1. first-person singular present indicative of sellare

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈseʝo/ [ˈse.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈseʝo/ [ˈse.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈseʎo/ [ˈse.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈseʃo/ [ˈse.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈseʒo/ [ˈse.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -eʝo

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -eʝo
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -eʎo
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -eʃo
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -eʒo

• Syllabification: se‧llo

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish sello, seello, from Latin sigillum. Doublet of sigilo.

Noun

sello m (plural sellos)

1. seal, sigil
2. stamp (device for stamping designs)
3. stamp (imprint made by stamping)
4. postage stamp

   Synonym: estampilla

Derived terms

• cara o sello
• matasellos
• sello discográfico
• sello postal

 

Related terms

• sellar

Descendants

• → Tagalog: selyo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sello

1. first-person singular present indicative of sellar

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• ellos