celeste

See also céleste, Celeste, and Céleste

English

Etymology

From French céleste (“heavenly”), from Latin caelestis.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /səˈlɛst/

Noun

celeste (plural celestes)

1. (music) A celesta (a musical instrument).
2. (music) An organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound.

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Galician

Adjective

celeste m and f (plural celestes)

1. celestial
2. heavenly

Noun

celeste m and f (plural celestes)

1. (soccer) A fan, player, or other person associated with Celta de Vigo, a football team from the Spanish town of Vigo

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin caelestis / caeleste.

Adjective

celeste m and f (m and f plural celesti)

1. celestial
2. heavenly
3. pale blue, sky blue

Derived terms

• celestiale
• volta celeste

Noun

celeste m (plural celesti)

1. pale blue, sky blue

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Middle French

Adjective

celeste m and f (plural celestes)

1. celestial; heavenly

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese celeste, from Latin caelestis (“celestial”), from caelum (“sky”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /se.ˈlɛs.t͡ʃi/, /se.ˈlɛʃ.t͡ʃi/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /se.ˈlɛs.te/

Adjective

celeste m and f (plural celestes; comparable)

1. celestial (relating to the sky)
2. (astronomy) celestial (relating to space)
3. (religion) heavenly (relating to heaven)
4. sky blue (of a pale blue colour, like that of the sky on a fine day)

Synonyms

• (relating to space): espacial, sideral, sidéreo, sidérico
• (heavenly): celestial
• (sky blue): cerúleo, cérulo

Coordinate terms

• (heavenly): infernal, terreno

Related terms

• celestial
• céu

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Spanish

Adjective

celeste m and f (plural celestes)

1. pale blue, sky blue
2. heavenly

Noun

celeste m (plural celestes)

1. pale blue, sky blue

Related terms

• celestial
• cielo