celeber

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *kelisris, of unclear origin.[1] Traditional theories derive the word either from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”) (whence clueo (“to be called, reputed”)), or alternatively, if the rare meaning of "swift, in rapid succession" is to be taken as primary, from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to drive”) (whence celer (“fast, swift”) and Ancient Greek κέλλω (kéllō, “to drive on”).[2]

Pronunciation

Adjective

celeber (feminine celebris, neuter celebre, comparative celebrior, superlative celeberrimus); third-declension three-termination adjective

  1. containing a multitude, numerous, frequent
  2. crowded, populous
  3. honored by a great assembly, famous, celebrated, renowned
    Synonyms: fāmōsus, praeclārus, inclitus, clārus, memorātus

Declension

Third-declension three-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative celeber celebris celebre celebrēs celebria
Genitive celebris celebrium
Dative celebrī celebribus
Accusative celebrem celebre celebrēs celebria
Ablative celebrī celebribus
Vocative celeber celebris celebre celebrēs celebria

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Catalan: cèlebre
  • Italian: celebre
  • → Portuguese: célebre
  • → Spanish: célebre
  • → French: célèbre

References
  • “celeber”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “celeber”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • celeber in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “celeber”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 104
  2. Jackson An Etymological Dictionary of the Latin Language (1828:77)
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