sello

See also: selló, sellò, and sellő

English

Etymology

Clipping of sellotape.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛloʊ/
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛləʊ

Noun

sello (uncountable)

  1. (British, slang) sellotape.
    Can you pass the sello? We need to get these presents wrapped up by tonight.

Anagrams

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

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
compounds

Further reading

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): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈseʝo/ [ˈse.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈseʎo/ [ˈse.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈseʃo/ [ˈse.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈseʒo/ [ˈse.ʒo]

 
  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -eʝo
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -eʎo
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -eʃo
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -eʒo

  • 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
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

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