sello

See also: selló, sellò, and sellő

English

Etymology

Clipping of sellotape.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛloʊ/

• Audio (Australia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛləʊ

Noun

sello (uncountable)

1. (UK, slang) sellotape.

   Can you pass the sello? We need to get these presents wrapped up by tonight.

Anagrams

• losel

Asturian

Verb

sello

1. first-person singular present indicative of sellar

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish cello, from Italian cello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈselːo/, [ˈs̠e̞lːo̞]
• Rhymes: -elːo
• Syllabification^(key): sel‧lo
• Hyphenation^(key): sel‧lo

Noun

sello

1. cello

Declension

Inflection of sello (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		sello	sellot
genitive		sellon	sellojen
partitive		selloa	selloja
illative		selloon	selloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sello	sellot
accusative	nom.	sello	sellot
	gen.	sellon
genitive		sellon	sellojen
partitive		selloa	selloja
inessive		sellossa	selloissa
elative		sellosta	selloista
illative		selloon	selloihin
adessive		sellolla	selloilla
ablative		sellolta	selloilta
allative		sellolle	selloille
essive		sellona	selloina
translative		selloksi	selloiksi
abessive		sellotta	selloitta
instructive		—	selloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sello (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative selloni selloni accusative nom. selloni selloni gen. selloni genitive selloni sellojeni partitive selloani sellojani inessive sellossani selloissani elative sellostani selloistani illative sellooni selloihini adessive sellollani selloillani ablative selloltani selloiltani allative sellolleni selloilleni essive sellonani selloinani translative sellokseni selloikseni abessive sellottani selloittani instructive — — comitative — selloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sellosi sellosi accusative nom. sellosi sellosi gen. sellosi genitive sellosi sellojesi partitive selloasi sellojasi inessive sellossasi selloissasi elative sellostasi selloistasi illative selloosi selloihisi adessive sellollasi selloillasi ablative selloltasi selloiltasi allative sellollesi selloillesi essive sellonasi selloinasi translative selloksesi selloiksesi abessive sellottasi selloittasi instructive — — comitative — selloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sellomme sellomme accusative nom. sellomme sellomme gen. sellomme genitive sellomme sellojemme partitive selloamme sellojamme inessive sellossamme selloissamme elative sellostamme selloistamme illative selloomme selloihimme adessive sellollamme selloillamme ablative selloltamme selloiltamme allative sellollemme selloillemme essive sellonamme selloinamme translative selloksemme selloiksemme abessive sellottamme selloittamme instructive — — comitative — selloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sellonne sellonne accusative nom. sellonne sellonne gen. sellonne genitive sellonne sellojenne partitive selloanne sellojanne inessive sellossanne selloissanne elative sellostanne selloistanne illative selloonne selloihinne adessive sellollanne selloillanne ablative selloltanne selloiltanne allative sellollenne selloillenne essive sellonanne selloinanne translative selloksenne selloiksenne abessive sellottanne selloittanne instructive — — comitative — selloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sellonsa sellonsa accusative nom. sellonsa sellonsa gen. sellonsa genitive sellonsa sellojensa partitive selloaan selloansa sellojaan sellojansa inessive sellossaan sellossansa selloissaan selloissansa elative sellostaan sellostansa selloistaan selloistansa illative selloonsa selloihinsa adessive sellollaan sellollansa selloillaan selloillansa ablative selloltaan selloltansa selloiltaan selloiltansa allative sellolleen sellollensa selloilleen selloillensa essive sellonaan sellonansa selloinaan selloinansa translative sellokseen selloksensa selloikseen selloiksensa abessive sellottaan sellottansa selloittaan selloittansa instructive — — comitative — selloineen selloinensa

Derived terms

• sellisti

compounds

• barokkisello
• sellokappale
• sellokonsertti
• sellokonsertto
• sellomusiikki
• sellonsoittaja
• sellonsoitto
• sellosonaatti
• sellosävellys
• sellotaiteilija

Further reading

• “sello”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛl.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɛllo
• Hyphenation: sèl‧lo

Verb

sello

1. first-person singular present indicative of sellare

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈseʝo/ [ˈse.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /ˈseʝo/ [ˈse.ʝo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈseʎo/ [ˈse.ʎo] (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /ˈseʃo/ [ˈse.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈseʒo/ [ˈse.ʒo] (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ˈseo/ [ˈse.o] (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

 

• Rhymes: -eʝo

• Rhymes: -eʝo (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• Rhymes: -eʎo (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -eʒo (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• Rhymes: -eo (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

• Syllabification: se‧llo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish sello, seello, from Latin sigillum. Doublet of sigilo.

Noun

sello m (plural sellos)

1. seal, sigil
2. stamp (device for stamping designs)
3. stamp (imprint made by stamping)
4. postage stamp

   Synonym: estampilla

Derived terms

• cara o sello
• matasellos
• sello de alcance
• sello de Salomón
• sello del estómago
• sello discográfico
• sello postal

Related terms

• sellar

Descendants

• Chavacano: sello
• → Cebuano: selyo
• → Chamorro: seyo
• → Hiligaynon: selyo
• → Ilocano: selio
• → Kapampangan: seliu
• → Tagalog: selyo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sello

1. first-person singular present indicative of sellar

Further reading

• “sello”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Anagrams

• ellos