celer
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
celer m
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- celer in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- celer in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French, from Latin cēlāre, present active infinitive of cēlō (“hide, conceal”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
celer
- (transitive, literary) to conceal, hide
- Synonym: cacher
- 1640, Pierre Corneille, “Act I, Scene I”, in Horace:
- Elle vous aime assez pour ne vous rien celer
- She likes you enough that she will conceal nothing from you
Conjugation[edit]
This verb is conjugated mostly like the regular -er verbs (parler and chanter and so on), but the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-. For example, in the third-person singular present indicative, we have il cèle rather than *il cele. Other verbs conjugated this way include lever and mener. Related but distinct conjugations include those of appeler and préférer.
infinitive | simple | celer | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle or gerund1 | simple | celant /sə.lɑ̃/ | |||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle | celé /sə.le/ | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | cèle /sɛl/ |
cèles /sɛl/ |
cèle /sɛl/ |
celons /sə.lɔ̃/ |
celez /sə.le/ |
cèlent /sɛl/ |
imperfect | celais /sə.lɛ/ |
celais /sə.lɛ/ |
celait /sə.lɛ/ |
celions /sə.ljɔ̃/ |
celiez /sə.lje/ |
celaient /sə.lɛ/ | |
past historic2 | celai /sə.le/ |
celas /sə.la/ |
cela /sə.la/ |
celâmes /sə.lam/ |
celâtes /sə.lat/ |
celèrent /sə.lɛʁ/ | |
future | cèlerai /sɛl.ʁe/ |
cèleras /sɛl.ʁa/ |
cèlera /sɛl.ʁa/ |
cèlerons /sɛl.ʁɔ̃/ |
cèlerez /sɛl.ʁe/ |
cèleront /sɛl.ʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | cèlerais /sɛl.ʁɛ/ |
cèlerais /sɛl.ʁɛ/ |
cèlerait /sɛl.ʁɛ/ |
cèlerions /sɛ.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
cèleriez /sɛ.lə.ʁje/ |
cèleraient /sɛl.ʁɛ/ | |
(compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | cèle /sɛl/ |
cèles /sɛl/ |
cèle /sɛl/ |
celions /sə.ljɔ̃/ |
celiez /sə.lje/ |
cèlent /sɛl/ |
imperfect2 | celasse /sə.las/ |
celasses /sə.las/ |
celât /sə.la/ |
celassions /sə.la.sjɔ̃/ |
celassiez /sə.la.sje/ |
celassent /sə.las/ | |
(compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | cèle /sɛl/ |
— | celons /sə.lɔ̃/ |
celez /sə.le/ |
— | |
compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
1 The French gerund is only usable with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |
Further reading[edit]
- “celer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From cellō, from Proto-Indo-European *kel-. Probably cognate with Ancient Greek κέλλω (kéllō).
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Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
celer (feminine celeris, neuter celere, comparative celerior, superlative celerrimus, adverb celeriter); third-declension three-termination adjective
Declension[edit]
Third-declension three-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | celer | celeris | celere | celerēs | celeria | ||
Genitive | celeris | celerium | |||||
Dative | celerī | celeribus | |||||
Accusative | celerem | celere | celerēs | celeria | |||
Ablative | celerī | celeribus | |||||
Vocative | celer | celeris | celere | celerēs | celeria |
Usage notes[edit]
According to Döderlein, celer and citus mean "swift, fast, quick" in terms of quick motion (in general) with tardus as their antonym. More specifically, citus refers to a lively motion, whereas celer refers to an eager or impetuous motion.
On the other hand, vēlōx and pernīx as "quick" denote a level of athletic nimbleness in terms of bodily activity, with lentus as their antonym. More specifically, pernīx involves a level of dexterity and quickness in an eclectic range of actions (such as climbing, hurdling, jumping, vaulting, etc.); whereas vēlōx is especially used for running, swimming and flying (moving in a direction)
Thirdly, properus and festīnus as "quick" refer specifically to one's speed in terms of the shortest time to reach a desitnation, with sēgnis as their antonym. More specifically, festīnus intimates a certain level of impatience, whereas properus simply indicates a haste from energy simply.
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- celer in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- celer in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- celer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- celer in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- celer in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Middle French[edit]
Verb[edit]
celer
- to hide
Conjugation[edit]
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
infinitive | simple | celer | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle1 or gerund2 | simple | celant | |||||
compound | present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past participle | celé | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ie (i’) | tu | il, elle | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | cele | celes | cele | celons | celez | celent |
imperfect | celois, celoys | celois, celoys | celoit, celoyt | celions, celyons | celiez, celyez | celoient, celoyent | |
past historic | cela | celas | cela | celasmes | celastes | celerent | |
future | celerai, celeray | celeras | celera | celerons | celerez | celeront | |
conditional | celerois, celeroys | celerois, celeroys | celeroit, celeroyt | celerions, celeryons | celeriez, celeryez | celeroient, celeroyent | |
(compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ie (i’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ilz, qu’elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | cele | celes | cele | celons | celez | celent |
imperfect | celasse | celasses | celast | celassions | celassiez | celassent | |
(compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | cele | — | celons | celez | — | |
compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679. | |||||||
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180). |
Descendants[edit]
- French: celer
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin cēlāre, present active infinitive of cēlō (“hide, conceal”).
Verb[edit]
celer
- to conceal
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- Mes dites moi, nel me celez
- But tell me, do not hide it from me
- Mes dites moi, nel me celez
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
Conjugation[edit]
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-oils, *-oilt are modified to ouz, out. This verb has a stressed present stem çoil distinct from the unstressed stem cel. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | celer | avoir celé | |||||
gerund | en celant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | celant | ||||||
past participle | celé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | çoil | çoiles | çoile | celons | celez | çoilent |
imperfect | celoie, celeie, celoe, celeve | celoies, celeies, celoes, celeves | celoit, celeit, celot, celeve | celiiens, celiens | celiiez, celiez | celoient, celeient, celoent, celevent | |
preterite | celai | celas | cela | celames | celastes | celerent | |
future | celerai | celeras | celera | celerons | celeroiz, celereiz, celerez | celeront | |
conditional | celeroie, celereie | celeroies, celereies | celeroit, celereit | celeriiens, celeriens | celeriiez, celeriez | celeroient, celereient | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses |
present | çoil | çouz | çout | celons | celez | çoilent |
imperfect | celasse | celasses | celast | celissons, celissiens | celissoiz, celissez, celissiez | celassent | |
compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | çoile | — | celons | celez | — |
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cȅler m (Cyrillic spelling це̏лер)
Declension[edit]
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- cs:Celery family plants
- cs:Spices and herbs
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- la:Physics
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- sh:Celery family plants