cel

See also: cél, cèl, ceļ, čel, and çel

English

Alternative forms

• cell

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /sɛl/

Etymology 1

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Noun

cel (plural cels)

1. A piece of celluloid on which has been drawn a frame of an animated film.

Derived terms

• cel shading

Etymology 2

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Noun

cel (uncountable)

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) clipping of celibate.

Synonyms

• celibate
• truecel

Derived terms

terms derived using cel as suffix

• incel
• marcel
• noncel
• truecel
• heightcel
• nearcel
• hicel
• volcel

Anagrams

• CLE, ECL, LCE, LEC

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Catalan

Etymology

From , from Latin caelum, from Proto-Italic *kailom, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂i-lom (“whole”), from *keh₂i-.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /sɛl/

Noun

cel m (plural cels)

1. sky
2. heaven

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Crimean Tatar

Noun

cel

1. (Northern dialect) gale, wind

Usage notes

• Literary form: yel

Declension

Declension of cel

nominative	cel
genitive	celniñ
dative	celge
accusative	celni
locative	celde
ablative	celden

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Czech

Noun

cel

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) genitive plural of cela

Noun

cel

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) genitive plural of clo

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /sɛl/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter)

  Audio:

  (file)

Noun

cel f (plural cellen, diminutive celletje n)

1. cell (component of a battery)
2. cell (part of the body)
3. (architecture) cell, a small room or compartment
   1. prison cell
   2. cloister cell
4. (entomology) cell – of a honeycomb
5. (computer science) cell – of a table

Synonyms

• (prison cell): gevangeniscel
• (cloister cell): kloostercel

Derived terms

• (component of a battery): brandstofcel
• (cytology): bloedcel
• cellenbeton
• telefooncel

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Latvian

Verb

cel

1. (deprecated template usage) 2nd person singular present indicative form of celt
2. (deprecated template usage) 2nd person singular imperative form of celt

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Old French

Alternative forms

• cil
• chil
• chel

Etymology

From an earlier cil, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *ecce illu, a compound of Latin ecce or eccum and illum. Largely replaced cist used in earlier Old French.

Adjective

cel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular cele)

1. this (the one in question)

Declension

Declension of cel

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	cels	cele	cel
	Oblique	cel			cele	cel
Plural	Subject	cel	celes		cel
	Oblique	cels			celes	cel

Synonyms

• cist (chiefly 12^th and 13^th centuries)

Descendants

• French: ce

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Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin caelum.

Noun

cel m

1. Heaven

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čelo, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German zil. Compare German Ziel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sɛl/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter)

  Audio:

  (file)

Noun

cel m inan

1. goal, aim, objective
2. (shooting) target
3. (military) target

Declension

Declension of cel

	singular	plural
nominative	cel	cele
genitive	celu	celi/celów
dative	celowi	celom
accusative	cel	cele
instrumental	celem	celami
locative	celu	celach
vocative	celu	cele

Descendants

• Russian: цель (celʹ)
• Ukrainian: ціль (cil')

Noun

1. (colloquial) aim, ability to hit a target with a weapon

Declension

Declension of cel

	singular	plural
nominative	cel	cele
genitive	celu	celi/celów
dative	celowi	celom
accusative	cel	cele
instrumental	celem	celami
locative	celu	celach
vocative	celu	cele

Noun

cel f

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) genitive plural of cela

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Romanian

Etymology

From acel.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [tʃel]

Determiner

cel m or n (feminine singular cea, masculine plural cei, feminine and neuter plural cele)

1. (popular) that

Declension

Declension of cel (determiner declension, indefinite only)

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	cel		cea	cei	cele
	definite	—		—	—	—
genitive/ dative	indefinite	celui		celei	celor	celor
	definite	—		—	—	—

Synonyms

• acel, acela, ăl, ăla

Article

cel m or n (feminine singular cea, masculine plural cei, feminine and neuter plural cele)

1. the

Declension

Declension of cel (determiner declension, indefinite only)

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	cel		cea	cei	cele
	definite	—		—	—	—
genitive/ dative	indefinite	celui		celei	celor	celor
	definite	—		—	—	—

Pronoun

cel m or n (feminine singular cea, masculine plural cei, feminine and neuter plural cele)

1. the one (that is)

   Cel bogat face cum vrea, cel sărac face cum poate.

   The rich one does as he pleases, the poor one does as he can.

Declension

Declension of cel (determiner declension, indefinite only)

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	cel		cea	cei	cele
	definite	—		—	—	—
genitive/ dative	indefinite	celui		celei	celor	celor
	definite	—		—	—	—

Derived terms

• celălalt

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈtséːw/
• Template:sl-tonal

Adjective

cél (not comparable)

1. whole

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	cél	céla	célo
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	cél ind céli def	céla	célo
genitive	célega	céle	célega
dative	célemu	céli	célemu
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	célo	célo
locative	célem	céli	célem
instrumental	célim	célo	célim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	céla	céli	céli
genitive	célih	célih	célih
dative	célima	célima	célima
accusative	céla	céli	céli
locative	célih	célih	célih
instrumental	célima	célima	célima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	céli	céle	céla
genitive	célih	célih	célih
dative	célim	célim	célim
accusative	céle	céle	céla
locative	célih	célih	célih
instrumental	célimi	célimi	célimi

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

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Volapük

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [tʃel]

Noun

cel (nominative plural cels)

1. cherry

Declension

declension of cel

	singular	plural
nominative	cel	cels
genitive	cela	celas
dative	cele	celes
accusative	celi	celis
vocative 1	o cel!	o cels!
predicative 2	celu	celus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only