celu

See also: celú, ceļu, cēlu, célú, čelu, and челу

Corsican

Etymology

From Latin caelum.

Noun

celu m (plural celi)

1. heaven
2. sky

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtselu/

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Verb

celu

1. imperative of celi

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛ.lu/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlu
• Syllabification: ce‧lu

Noun

celu m inan

1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of cel

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

celu (Cyrillic spelling целу)

1. inflection of ceo:
   1. indefinite masculine/neuter dative/locative singular
   2. feminine accusative singular

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin caelum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.lu/, /ˈtʃɛ.lu/
• Hyphenation: cè‧lu

Noun

celu m (plural celi)

1. sky
2. heaven

See also

• stiḍḍa

Spanish

Etymology

Clipping of celular.

Noun

celu m (plural celus)

1. (Latin America, slang) cell phone

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kelɨd, from Proto-Celtic *keleti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéleti. Cognate with Old Irish ceilid.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛlɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkeːli/, /ˈkɛli/
• Rhymes: -ɛlɨ̞

Verb

celu (first-person singular present celaf)

1. to hide, conceal

   Synonym: cuddio

Derived terms

• datgelu (“reveal”, verb)
• digelu (“declassify”, verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of celu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
celu	gelu	nghelu	chelu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “celu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies