celeber

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *kelisris, of unclear origin. Traditional theories derive the word either from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”) (whence clueo (“to be called, reputed”)), or alternatively, if the rare meaning of "swift, in rapid succession" is to be taken as primary, from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to drive”) (whence celer (“fast, swift”) and Ancient Greek κέλλω (kéllō, “to drive on”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ.ɫɛ.bɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛː.le.ber]

Adjective

celeber (feminine celebris, neuter celebre, comparative celebrior, superlative celeberrimus); third-declension three-termination adjective

1. containing a multitude, numerous, frequent
2. crowded, populous
3. honored by a great assembly, famous, celebrated, renowned

   Synonyms: fāmōsus, praeclārus, inclitus, clārus, memorātus

Declension

Third-declension three-termination adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	celeber	celebris	celebre		celebrēs		celebria
genitive	celebris				celebrium
dative	celebrī				celebribus
accusative	celebrem		celebre		celebrīs celebrēs		celebria
ablative	celebrī				celebribus
vocative	celeber	celebris	celebre		celebrēs		celebria

Derived terms

• celebrescō
• celebritās
• celebriter
• celebrō
• inceleber

Descendants

• → Catalan: cèlebre
• Italian: celebre
• → Portuguese: célebre
• → Spanish: célebre
• → French: célèbre
  • → Romanian: celebru

References

• “celeber”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “celeber”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “celeber”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.