celo

See also: celó, celò, ĉelo, čelo, ceło, ćelo, ćěło, цело, and чело

Esperanto

Etymology

Compare German Ziel, Hungarian cél, Polish cel, Czech cíl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡selo]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -elo
• Hyphenation: ce‧lo

Noun

celo (accusative singular celon, plural celoj, accusative plural celojn)

1. goal, aim, purpose

Related terms

• alceli (“to aim”)
• celi (“to aim at”)
• fincelo (“final goal, ultimate goal”)
• sencela (“aimless”)
• sencele (“aimlessly”)

 

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Homophone: cielo

Verb

celo

1. first-person singular present of celare

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱēl-, an ablaut variant of Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-.

Cognate to Latin clam, Old Irish ceilid (“to hide”) and Proto-Germanic *helaną, *huljaną.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkeː.loː/, [ˈkeːɫ̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.lo/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːlo]

Verb

cēlō (present infinitive cēlāre, perfect active cēlāvī, supine cēlātum); first conjugation

1. I hide (something from someone), cover, keep a secret, conceal.

Conjugation

Conjugation of cēlō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	cēlō	cēlās	cēlat	cēlāmus	cēlātis	cēlant
	imperfect	cēlābam	cēlābās	cēlābat	cēlābāmus	cēlābātis	cēlābant
	future	cēlābō	cēlābis	cēlābit	cēlābimus	cēlābitis	cēlābunt
	perfect	cēlāvī	cēlāvistī, cēlāstī2	cēlāvit, cēlāt2	cēlāvimus, cēlāmus2	cēlāvistis, cēlāstis2	cēlāvērunt, cēlāvēre, cēlārunt2
	pluperfect	cēlāveram, cēlāram2	cēlāverās, cēlārās2	cēlāverat, cēlārat2	cēlāverāmus, cēlārāmus2	cēlāverātis, cēlārātis2	cēlāverant, cēlārant2
	future perfect	cēlāverō, cēlārō2	cēlāveris, cēlāris2	cēlāverit, cēlārit2	cēlāverimus, cēlārimus2	cēlāveritis, cēlāritis2	cēlāverint, cēlārint2
passive	present	cēlor	cēlāris, cēlāre	cēlātur	cēlāmur	cēlāminī	cēlantur
	imperfect	cēlābar	cēlābāris, cēlābāre	cēlābātur	cēlābāmur	cēlābāminī	cēlābantur
	future	cēlābor	cēlāberis, cēlābere	cēlābitur	cēlābimur	cēlābiminī	cēlābuntur
	perfect	cēlātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	cēlātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	cēlātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	cēlem	cēlēs	cēlet	cēlēmus	cēlētis	cēlent
	imperfect	cēlārem	cēlārēs	cēlāret	cēlārēmus	cēlārētis	cēlārent
	perfect	cēlāverim, cēlārim2	cēlāverīs, cēlārīs2	cēlāverit, cēlārit2	cēlāverīmus, cēlārīmus2	cēlāverītis, cēlārītis2	cēlāverint, cēlārint2
	pluperfect	cēlāvissem, cēlāssem2	cēlāvissēs, cēlāssēs2	cēlāvisset, cēlāsset2	cēlāvissēmus, cēlāssēmus2	cēlāvissētis, cēlāssētis2	cēlāvissent, cēlāssent2
passive	present	cēler	cēlēris, cēlēre	cēlētur	cēlēmur	cēlēminī	cēlentur
	imperfect	cēlārer	cēlārēris, cēlārēre	cēlārētur	cēlārēmur	cēlārēminī	cēlārentur
	perfect	cēlātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	cēlātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	cēlā	—	—	cēlāte	—
	future	—	cēlātō	cēlātō	—	cēlātōte	cēlantō
passive	present	—	cēlāre	—	—	cēlāminī	—
	future	—	cēlātor	cēlātor	—	—	cēlantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		cēlāre	cēlāvisse, cēlāsse2	cēlātūrum esse	cēlārī, cēlārier1	cēlātum esse	cēlātum īrī
participles		cēlāns	—	cēlātūrus	—	cēlātus	cēlandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		cēlandī	cēlandō	cēlandum	cēlandō	cēlātum	cēlātū

¹The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
²At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• concēlō

Descendants

• French: celer
• Italian: celare
• Spanish: celar

References

• “celo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “celo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• celo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • not to betray one's feelings by one's looks: sententiam fronte celare, tegere
    

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛ.lɔ/

Noun

celo f

1. vocative singular of cela

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Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

celo

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of ceo

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Slovene

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sɛlóː/

Adverb

celọ̑

1. even (implying extreme example)
2. even, yet (emphasizing a comparative)

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• zelo (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθelo/ [ˈθe.lo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈselo/ [ˈse.lo]

Etymology 1

From Latin zēlus (“zeal”), from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos).

Noun

celo m (uncountable)

1. zeal
2. heat (A condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate)

   Está en celo.

   She's in heat.

Related terms

• celos
• en celo

Verb

celo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of celar.

Etymology 2

sellotape

From genericized trademark Sellotape.

Noun

celo m (uncountable)

1. sellotape