čelo

See also: celo, celò, celó, ceło, ĉelo, and ćelo

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech čelo, from Proto-Slavic *čelo, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₃os.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛlo]

Noun

čelo n

1. (anatomy) forehead

Declension

Declension of čelo (hard neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	čelo	čela
genitive	čela	čel
dative	čelu	čelům
accusative	čelo	čela
vocative	čelo	čela
locative	čele	čelech
instrumental	čelem	čely

Derived terms

• čelem vzad
• čelní m

 

Related terms

• čelenka f
• čelit
• náčelník m

 

Further reading

• “čelo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “čelo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “čelo”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeːlo/

Verb

čēlo

1. inflection of čeallut:
   1. present indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čelo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈt͡ʃɛɫo/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈt͡ʃɛlo/

Noun

čelo n

1. forehead
2. front

Declension

Declension of čelo (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	čelo	čele	čela
genitive	čela	čelú	čel
dative	čelu	čeloma	čelóm
accusative	čelo	čele	čela
vocative	čelo	čele	čela
locative	čele, čelu	čelú	čeléch
instrumental	čelem	čeloma	čely

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: čelo

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “čelo”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čelo, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₃os.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃělo/
• Hyphenation: če‧lo

Noun

čèlo n (Cyrillic spelling чѐло)

1. forehead

Declension

Declension of čelo

	singular	plural
nominative	čèlo	čela
genitive	čela	čélā
dative	čelu	čelima
accusative	čelo	čela
vocative	čelo	čela
locative	čelu	čelima
instrumental	čelom	čelima

Descendants

• Slavomolisano: čela

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čelo, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₃os.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃelɔ]

Noun

čelo n (related adjective čelový)

1. forehead

Declension

Declension of čelo

	singular	plural
nominative	čelo	čelá
genitive	čela	čiel
dative	čelu	čelám
accusative	čelo	čelá
locative	čele	čelách
instrumental	čelom	čelami

Derived terms

• čielko, čelíčko

Further reading

• “čelo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *čelo, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₃os.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɛ̀ːlɔ/

Noun

čélo n

1. forehead

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Neuter, hard
nom. sing.	čêlo
gen. sing.	čêla
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	čêlo	čêli	čêla
genitive (rodȋlnik)	čêla	čêl	čêl
dative (dajȃlnik)	čêlu	čêloma	čêlom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	čêlo	čêli	čêla
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	čêlu	čêlih	čêlih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	čêlom	čêloma	čêli

Etymology 2

Shortening of violončélo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃéːlɔ/

Noun

čẹ̑lo m inan

1. cello

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	čélo
gen. sing.	čéla
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	čélo	čéla	čéli
genitive (rodȋlnik)	čéla	čélov	čélov
dative (dajȃlnik)	čélu	čéloma	čélom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	čélo	čéla	čéle
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	čélu	čélih	čélih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	čélom	čéloma	čéli

Further reading

• “čelo”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024