celo

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

Esperanto

Etymology

From Polish cel, from German Ziel. Compare Hungarian cél, 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”)

 

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.lo/
• Homophone: cielo
• Rhymes: -ɛlo
• Hyphenation: cè‧lo

Verb

celo

1. first-person singular present indicative of celare

Anagrams

• cole

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. to hide (something from someone), cover, keep a secret, conceal
   • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.12.23:

     Homō versūtus cēlat scientiam: et cor īnsipientium prōvocābit stultitiam.

     A cautious man concealeth [conceals] knowledge: and the heart of fools publisheth folly. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)

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, cēlāstī3	cēlāvit, cēlāt3	cēlāvimus, cēlāmus3	cēlāvistis, cēlāstis3	cēlāvērunt, cēlāvēre, cēlārunt3
	pluperfect	cēlāveram, cēlāram3	cēlāverās, cēlārās3	cēlāverat, cēlārat3	cēlāverāmus, cēlārāmus3	cēlāverātis, cēlārātis3	cēlāverant, cēlārant3
	future perfect	cēlāverō, cēlārō3	cēlāveris, cēlāris3	cēlāverit, cēlārit3	cēlāverimus, cēlārimus3	cēlāveritis, cēlāritis3	cēlāverint, cēlārint3
	sigmatic future1	cēlāssō	cēlāssis	cēlāssit	cēlāssimus	cēlāssitis	cēlāssint
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, cēlārim3	cēlāverīs, cēlārīs3	cēlāverit, cēlārit3	cēlāverīmus, cēlārīmus3	cēlāverītis, cēlārītis3	cēlāverint, cēlārint3
	pluperfect	cēlāvissem, cēlāssem3	cēlāvissēs, cēlāssēs3	cēlāvisset, cēlāsset3	cēlāvissēmus, cēlāssēmus3	cēlāvissētis, cēlāssētis3	cēlāvissent, cēlāssent3
	sigmatic aorist1	cēlāssim	cēlāssīs	cēlāssīt	cēlāssīmus	cēlāssītis	cēlāssint
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, cēlāsse3	cēlātūrum esse	cēlārī, cēlārier2	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

¹At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
²The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
³At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• concēlō
• occulō

Descendants

• Catalan: celar, ⇒ recelar (“to be suspicious, to be wary”)
• French: celer
• Italian: celare
• ⇒ Old Galician-Portuguese: recear (“to fear, to dread”)
  • Galician: recear
  • Portuguese: recear
• Spanish: celar, ⇒ recelar (“to suspect, to be wary”)

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
    

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛ.lɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɛlɔ
• Syllabification: ce‧lo

Noun

celo f

1. vocative singular of cela

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

celo

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of ceo

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)

Further reading

• “celo”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “celo”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Spanish

Alternative forms

• zelo (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθelo/ [ˈθe.lo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈselo/ [ˈse.lo]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: ce‧lo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin zēlus (“zeal”), from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos). Cognate with English zeal.

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.

3. (in the plural) jealousy

Derived terms

• huelga de celo

 

Related terms

• celos
• en celo
• recelo

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

celo

1. first-person singular present indicative of celar

Etymology 3

sellotape

Shortening of English sellotape.

Noun

celo m (uncountable)

1. (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) sellotape; (UK, AU) sticky tape; (US) Scotch tape; adhesive tape

Further reading

• “celo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28