sela

See also: Sela, sèlā, and села

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛla]
• Rhymes: -ɛla
• Hyphenation: se‧la

Etymology 1

Verb

sela

1. inflection of sít:
   1. feminine singular past participle
   2. neuter plural past participle

Etymology 2

Noun

sela

1. inflection of selo:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Anagrams

• Elsa
• lesa

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Malagasy

Etymology

Borrowed from English cell.

Noun

sela

1. cell (unit of life)

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *saiwalō.

Noun

sēla f

1. soul

   Irlosin sol an frithe sela mina fan then thia ginacont mi, wanda under managon he was mit mi.

   He shall deliver in peace my soul from those who attack me, for amongst many he was with me.

Alternative forms

• siela

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: siele
  • Dutch: ziel
    • Afrikaans: siel
  • Limburgish: zeel

Further reading

• “siela”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old Norse

Noun

sela

1. inflection of seli m (“harness”)
   1. oblique singular indefinite of seli
      1. accusative singular indefinite of seli
      2. dative singular indefinite of seli
      3. genitive singular indefinite of seli
   2. accusative plural indefinite of seli
   3. genitive plural indefinite of seli
2. inflection of selr m (“seal”)
   1. accusative plural indefinite of selr
   2. genitive plural indefinite of selr

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Phuthi

Verb

-séla

1. to drink

Inflection

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sela, from Latin sella, from Proto-Italic *sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.la/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.lɐ/
• Homophone: cela
• Hyphenation: se‧la

Noun

sela f (plural selas)

1. saddle

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Southern Ndebele

Verb

-séla

1. to drink

Inflection

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English sailor

Noun

sela

1. sailor

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-séla

1. (transitive) to drink

Inflection

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