celo

From Polish cel, from German Ziel. Compare Hungarian cél, Czech cíl.

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡selo]
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• Rhymes: -elo
• Hyphenation: ce‧lo

celo (accusative singular celon, plural celoj, accusative plural celojn)

1. goal, aim, purpose

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

celo

1. first-person singular present indicative of celare

• cole

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.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkeː.loː/, [ˈkeːɫ̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.lo/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːlo]

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)

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.

• concēlō
• occulō

• “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, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • not to betray one's feelings by one's looks: sententiam fronte celare, tegere
    

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

celo f

1. vocative singular of cela

celo

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of ceo

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /t͡sɛlóː/

celọ̑

1. even (implying extreme example)
2. even, yet (emphasizing a comparative)

• “celo”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

• zelo (obsolete)

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

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

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

celo

1. first-person singular present indicative of celar

sellotape

Shortening of English sellotape.

celo m (uncountable)

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

• “celo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014