-cele

See also: cele, celé, cèle, -cèle, céle, and célé

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ewl-der.

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂u-l-eh₂

Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē)der.

English -cele

Derived from Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour, hernia”).

Alternative forms

-coel (possibly nonstandard)
-coele

Suffix

-cele (noun-forming suffix, plural -celes)

(pathology) A tumour.
Synonym: -oma
(pathology) A hernia.

Derived terms

Translations

tumour, hernia

French: -cèle (fr)
Polish: -celia f
Portuguese: -cele f

Etymology 2

See -coel.

Suffix

-cele (noun-forming suffix, plural -celes)

(possibly nonstandard) Alternative form of -coel (“cavity”).

Derived terms

Anagrams

Elec., elce, elec.

Ahtna

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *-kʸə̓tɬʼə. Cognate with Navajo atsilí, Lower Tanana -chela.

Noun

-cele

younger brother
younger male parallel cousin

Related terms

References

Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 699

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ewl-der.

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂u-l-eh₂

Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē)der.

Portuguese -cele

Derived from Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour, hernia”). Compare French -cèle.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.li/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.le/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.lɨ/

Suffix

-cele f (noun-forming suffix, plural -celes)

(pathology) -cele (forms the names of tumours and hernias)
Synonym: -oma

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -cele

escrotocele

English

Etymology 1

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Translations

Etymology 2

Suffix

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Anagrams

Ahtna

Etymology

Noun

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References

Portuguese

Etymology

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