cela

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cela"

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛla]

• Audio:

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Noun

cela f

1. cell (room in a prison for containing inmates)

Declension

Declension of cela (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	cela	cely
genitive	cely	cel
dative	cele	celám
accusative	celu	cely
vocative	celo	cely
locative	cele	celách
instrumental	celou	celami

Further reading

• “cela”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “cela”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “cela”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

French

Etymology

By surface analysis, ce +‎ là. See also -là.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.la/

• Audio:

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• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

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• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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Pronoun

cela n

1. that

   Antonym: ceci

Synonyms

• ça (informal)

Derived terms

• c'est cela
• cela étant
• comment cela

Verb

cela

1. third-person singular past historic of celer

Further reading

• “cela”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• cale, calé
• lace, lacé

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cela (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin cella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɛla̝/

Noun

cela f (plural celas)

1. cell of a grid
2. square on a game board
3. cell of a panel

   Synonym: favo

4. cell, cubicle (in a prison or a monastery)

   Synonym: cuarto

5. (archaic) monastery

Derived terms

• Cela
• cela unidade
• Celaguantes
• Celanova
• Celas
• Celavente

Related terms

• célula

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “cela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “cela”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cela”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cela”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay cela, from Sanskrit छल (chala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.la/
• Hyphenation: cê‧la

Noun

cêla

1. disgrace

Derived terms

• bercela
• celaan
• kecelaan
• mencela
• pencela
• pencelaan
• tercela

Further reading

• “cela”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛla
• Hyphenation: cè‧la

Etymology 1

From Hindi चेला (celā).

Noun

cela m (invariable)

1. chela (pupil)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cela

1. inflection of celare:
   1. third-person singular present
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• cela in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• alce, cale

Latin

Verb

cēlā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of cēlō

References

• "cela", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe ǀē (“ask for something”).

Verb

-céla

1. to ask for

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

References

• Louw, J.A. (2013), “The Impact of Khoesan on Southern Bantu”, in Vossen, Rainer, editor, The Khoesan Languages, Routledge, →ISBN, pages 435-444

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀘𑁂𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• चेल (Devanagari script)
• চেল (Bengali script)
• චෙල (Sinhalese script)
• စေလ or ၸေလ (Burmese script)
• เจล or เจละ (Thai script)
• ᨧᩮᩃ (Tai Tham script)
• ເຈລ or ເຈລະ (Lao script)
• ចេល (Khmer script)
• 𑄌𑄬𑄣 (Chakma script)

Noun

cela n

1. cloth
2. garment

References

• Maung Tin (1920), The Student's Pali-English Dictionary, Rangoon: British Burma Press.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zelle, from Latin cella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛ.la/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛla
• Syllabification: ce‧la

Noun

cela f

1. cell (room in a monastery)
2. cell (room in a prison for containing inmates)

Declension

Declension of cela

	singular	plural
nominative	cela	cele
genitive	celi	cel
dative	celi	celom
accusative	celę	cele
instrumental	celą	celami
locative	celi	celach
vocative	celo	cele

Related terms

noun

• blastocel

Further reading

• cela in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• cela in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cela (“cell”), from Latin cella (“small room”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelnā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: ce‧la
• Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
• Homophone: sela

Noun

cela f (plural celas)

1. cell (small room or compartment)
   1. room in a prison for containing inmates

      Synonyms: jaula, cárcere

   2. room of a monastery

Related terms

• célula

Further reading

• “cela”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “cela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

cela (Cyrillic spelling цела)

1. inflection of ceo:
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
   3. indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
   4. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe ǀē (“ask for something”).

Verb

-céla

1. to request

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

References

• Louw, J.A. (2013), “The Impact of Khoesan on Southern Bantu”, in Vossen, Rainer, editor, The Khoesan Languages, Routledge, →ISBN, pages 435-444

Spanish

Etymology 1

Noun

cela f (plural celas)

1. obsolete spelling of cilla

Etymology 2

Noun

cela f (plural celas)

1. obsolete spelling of celda

Etymology 3

Verb

cela

1. inflection of celar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “cela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swazi

Etymology

From a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe ǀē (“ask for something”).

Verb

-céla

1. to ask for

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

References

• Louw, J.A. (2013), “The Impact of Khoesan on Southern Bantu”, in Vossen, Rainer, editor, The Khoesan Languages, Routledge, →ISBN, pages 435-444

Xhosa

Etymology

From a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe ǀē (“ask for something”).

Verb

-cêla

1. to request

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

References

• Louw, J.A. (2013), “The Impact of Khoesan on Southern Bantu”, in Vossen, Rainer, editor, The Khoesan Languages, Routledge, →ISBN, pages 435-444

Zulu

Etymology

From a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe ǀē (“ask for something”).

Verb

-céla

1. to ask for, to request

Inflection

tone H (infinitive ukucela)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukucela	ukungaceli
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	cela	-cele
plural	celani	-celeni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyacela, ngicela	engicelayo, engicela	ngicela	angiceli	engingaceli	ngingaceli
2nd singular	uyacela, ucela	ocelayo, ocela	ucela	awuceli	ongaceli	ungaceli
1st plural	siyacela, sicela	esicelayo, esicela	sicela	asiceli	esingaceli	singaceli
2nd plural	niyacela, nicela	enicelayo, enicela	nicela	aniceli	eningaceli	ningaceli
class 1	uyacela, ucela	ocelayo, ocela	ecela	akaceli	ongaceli	engaceli
class 2	bayacela, bacela	abacelayo, abacela	becela	abaceli	abangaceli	bengaceli
class 3	uyacela, ucela	ocelayo, ocela	ucela	awuceli	ongaceli	ungaceli
class 4	iyacela, icela	ecelayo, ecela	icela	ayiceli	engaceli	ingaceli
class 5	liyacela, licela	elicelayo, elicela	licela	aliceli	elingaceli	lingaceli
class 6	ayacela, acela	acelayo, acela	ecela	awaceli	angaceli	engaceli
class 7	siyacela, sicela	esicelayo, esicela	sicela	asiceli	esingaceli	singaceli
class 8	ziyacela, zicela	ezicelayo, ezicela	zicela	aziceli	ezingaceli	zingaceli
class 9	iyacela, icela	ecelayo, ecela	icela	ayiceli	engaceli	ingaceli
class 10	ziyacela, zicela	ezicelayo, ezicela	zicela	aziceli	ezingaceli	zingaceli
class 11	luyacela, lucela	olucelayo, olucela	lucela	aluceli	olungaceli	lungaceli
class 14	buyacela, bucela	obucelayo, obucela	bucela	abuceli	obungaceli	bungaceli
class 15	kuyacela, kucela	okucelayo, okucela	kucela	akuceli	okungaceli	kungaceli
class 17	kuyacela, kucela	okucelayo, okucela	kucela	akuceli	okungaceli	kungaceli
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngicelile, ngicelē	engicelile, engicelē	ngicelile, ngicelē	angicelanga	engingacelanga	ngingacelanga
2nd singular	ucelile, ucelē	ocelile, ocelē	ucelile, ucelē	awucelanga	ongacelanga	ungacelanga
1st plural	sicelile, sicelē	esicelile, esicelē	sicelile, sicelē	asicelanga	esingacelanga	singacelanga
2nd plural	nicelile, nicelē	enicelile, enicelē	nicelile, nicelē	anicelanga	eningacelanga	ningacelanga
class 1	ucelile, ucelē	ocelile, ocelē	ecelile, ecelē	akacelanga	ongacelanga	engacelanga
class 2	bacelile, bacelē	abacelile, abacelē	becelile, becelē	abacelanga	abangacelanga	bengacelanga
class 3	ucelile, ucelē	ocelile, ocelē	ucelile, ucelē	awucelanga	ongacelanga	ungacelanga
class 4	icelile, icelē	ecelile, ecelē	icelile, icelē	ayicelanga	engacelanga	ingacelanga
class 5	licelile, licelē	elicelile, elicelē	licelile, licelē	alicelanga	elingacelanga	lingacelanga
class 6	acelile, acelē	acelile, acelē	ecelile, ecelē	awacelanga	angacelanga	engacelanga
class 7	sicelile, sicelē	esicelile, esicelē	sicelile, sicelē	asicelanga	esingacelanga	singacelanga
class 8	zicelile, zicelē	ezicelile, ezicelē	zicelile, zicelē	azicelanga	ezingacelanga	zingacelanga
class 9	icelile, icelē	ecelile, ecelē	icelile, icelē	ayicelanga	engacelanga	ingacelanga
class 10	zicelile, zicelē	ezicelile, ezicelē	zicelile, zicelē	azicelanga	ezingacelanga	zingacelanga
class 11	lucelile, lucelē	olucelile, olucelē	lucelile, lucelē	alucelanga	olungacelanga	lungacelanga
class 14	bucelile, bucelē	obucelile, obucelē	bucelile, bucelē	abucelanga	obungacelanga	bungacelanga
class 15	kucelile, kucelē	okucelile, okucelē	kucelile, kucelē	akucelanga	okungacelanga	kungacelanga
class 17	kucelile, kucelē	okucelile, okucelē	kucelile, kucelē	akucelanga	okungacelanga	kungacelanga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngācela	engācela	ngācela	angicelanga	engingacelanga	ngingacelanga
2nd singular	wācela	owācela	wācela	awucelanga	ongacelanga	ungacelanga
1st plural	sācela	esācela	sācela	asicelanga	esingacelanga	singacelanga
2nd plural	nācela	enācela	nācela	anicelanga	eningacelanga	ningacelanga
class 1	wācela	owācela	ācela	akacelanga	ongacelanga	engacelanga
class 2	bācela	abācela	bācela	abacelanga	abangacelanga	bengacelanga
class 3	wācela	owācela	wācela	awucelanga	ongacelanga	ungacelanga
class 4	yācela	eyācela	yācela	ayicelanga	engacelanga	ingacelanga
class 5	lācela	elācela	lācela	alicelanga	elingacelanga	lingacelanga
class 6	ācela	ācela	ācela	awacelanga	angacelanga	engacelanga
class 7	sācela	esācela	sācela	asicelanga	esingacelanga	singacelanga
class 8	zācela	ezācela	zācela	azicelanga	ezingacelanga	zingacelanga
class 9	yācela	eyācela	yācela	ayicelanga	engacelanga	ingacelanga
class 10	zācela	ezācela	zācela	azicelanga	ezingacelanga	zingacelanga
class 11	lwācela	olwācela	lwācela	alucelanga	olungacelanga	lungacelanga
class 14	bācela	obācela	bācela	abucelanga	obungacelanga	bungacelanga
class 15	kwācela	okwācela	kwācela	akucelanga	okungacelanga	kungacelanga
class 17	kwācela	okwācela	kwācela	akucelanga	okungacelanga	kungacelanga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingacela	—	ngingacela	ngingecele	—	ngingecele
2nd singular	ungacela	—	ungacela	ungecele	—	ungecele
1st plural	singacela	—	singacela	singecele	—	singecele
2nd plural	ningacela	—	ningacela	ningecele	—	ningecele
class 1	angacela	—	engacela	angecele	—	engecele
class 2	bangacela	—	bengacela	bangecele	—	bengecele
class 3	ungacela	—	ungacela	ungecele	—	ungecele
class 4	ingacela	—	ingacela	ingecele	—	ingecele
class 5	lingacela	—	lingacela	lingecele	—	lingecele
class 6	angacela	—	engacela	angecele	—	engecele
class 7	singacela	—	singacela	singecele	—	singecele
class 8	zingacela	—	zingacela	zingecele	—	zingecele
class 9	ingacela	—	ingacela	ingecele	—	ingecele
class 10	zingacela	—	zingacela	zingecele	—	zingecele
class 11	lungacela	—	lungacela	lungecele	—	lungecele
class 14	bungacela	—	bungacela	bungecele	—	bungecele
class 15	kungacela	—	kungacela	kungecele	—	kungecele
class 17	kungacela	—	kungacela	kungecele	—	kungecele
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizocela	engizocela	ngizocela	angizucela	engingezucela	ngingezucela
2nd singular	uzocela	ozocela	uzocela	awuzucela	ongezucela	ungezucela
1st plural	sizocela	esizocela	sizocela	asizucela	esingezucela	singezucela
2nd plural	nizocela	enizocela	nizocela	anizucela	eningezucela	ningezucela
class 1	uzocela	ozocela	ezocela	akazucela	ongezucela	engezucela
class 2	bazocela	abazocela	bezocela	abazucela	abangezucela	bengezucela
class 3	uzocela	ozocela	uzocela	awuzucela	ongezucela	ungezucela
class 4	izocela	ezocela	izocela	ayizucela	engezucela	ingezucela
class 5	lizocela	elizocela	lizocela	alizucela	elingezucela	lingezucela
class 6	azocela	azocela	ezocela	awazucela	angezucela	engezucela
class 7	sizocela	esizocela	sizocela	asizucela	esingezucela	singezucela
class 8	zizocela	ezizocela	zizocela	azizucela	ezingezucela	zingezucela
class 9	izocela	ezocela	izocela	ayizucela	engezucela	ingezucela
class 10	zizocela	ezizocela	zizocela	azizucela	ezingezucela	zingezucela
class 11	luzocela	oluzocela	luzocela	aluzucela	olungezucela	lungezucela
class 14	buzocela	obuzocela	buzocela	abuzucela	obungezucela	bungezucela
class 15	kuzocela	okuzocela	kuzocela	akuzucela	okungezucela	kungezucela
class 17	kuzocela	okuzocela	kuzocela	akuzucela	okungezucela	kungezucela
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyocela	engiyocela	ngiyocela	angiyucela	engingeyucela	ngingeyucela
2nd singular	uyocela	oyocela	uyocela	awuyucela	ongeyucela	ungeyucela
1st plural	siyocela	esiyocela	siyocela	asiyucela	esingeyucela	singeyucela
2nd plural	niyocela	eniyocela	niyocela	aniyucela	eningeyucela	ningeyucela
class 1	uyocela	oyocela	eyocela	akayucela	ongeyucela	engeyucela
class 2	bayocela	abayocela	beyocela	abayucela	abangeyucela	bengeyucela
class 3	uyocela	oyocela	uyocela	awuyucela	ongeyucela	ungeyucela
class 4	iyocela	eyocela	iyocela	ayiyucela	engeyucela	ingeyucela
class 5	liyocela	eliyocela	liyocela	aliyucela	elingeyucela	lingeyucela
class 6	ayocela	ayocela	eyocela	awayucela	angeyucela	engeyucela
class 7	siyocela	esiyocela	siyocela	asiyucela	esingeyucela	singeyucela
class 8	ziyocela	eziyocela	ziyocela	aziyucela	ezingeyucela	zingeyucela
class 9	iyocela	eyocela	iyocela	ayiyucela	engeyucela	ingeyucela
class 10	ziyocela	eziyocela	ziyocela	aziyucela	ezingeyucela	zingeyucela
class 11	luyocela	oluyocela	luyocela	aluyucela	olungeyucela	lungeyucela
class 14	buyocela	obuyocela	buyocela	abuyucela	obungeyucela	bungeyucela
class 15	kuyocela	okuyocela	kuyocela	akuyucela	okungeyucela	kungeyucela
class 17	kuyocela	okuyocela	kuyocela	akuyucela	okungeyucela	kungeyucela
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngicele	ngingaceli
2nd singular	ucele	ungaceli
1st plural	sicele	singaceli
2nd plural	nicele	ningaceli
class 1	acele	angaceli
class 2	bacele	bangaceli
class 3	ucele	ungaceli
class 4	icele	ingaceli
class 5	licele	lingaceli
class 6	acele	angaceli
class 7	sicele	singaceli
class 8	zicele	zingaceli
class 9	icele	ingaceli
class 10	zicele	zingaceli
class 11	lucele	lungaceli
class 14	bucele	bungaceli
class 15	kucele	kungaceli
class 17	kucele	kungaceli
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngacela	ngangacela, angacela, angangacela
2nd singular	wacela	wangacela, awacela, awangacela
1st plural	sacela	sangacela, asacela, asangacela
2nd plural	nacela	nangacela, anacela, anangacela
class 1	wacela	wangacela, akacela, akangacela
class 2	bacela	bangacela, abacela, abangacela
class 3	wacela	wangacela, awacela, awangacela
class 4	yacela	yangacela, ayacela, ayangacela
class 5	lacela	langacela, alacela, alangacela
class 6	acela	angacela, awacela, awangacela
class 7	sacela	sangacela, asacela, asangacela
class 8	zacela	zangacela, azacela, azangacela
class 9	yacela	yangacela, ayacela, ayangacela
class 10	zacela	zangacela, azacela, azangacela
class 11	lwacela	lwangacela, alwacela, alwangacela
class 14	bacela	bangacela, abacela, abangacela
class 15	kwacela	kwangacela, akwacela, akwangacela
class 17	kwacela	kwangacela, akwacela, akwangacela

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “cela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “cela (3.9)”
• Louw, J.A. (2013), “The Impact of Khoesan on Southern Bantu”, in Vossen, Rainer, editor, The Khoesan Languages, Routledge, →ISBN, pages 435-444