Esperanto

Noun

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

1. goal, aim, purpose

Related terms

• celi
• sencela
• sencele

Italian

Verb

celo

1. first-person singular present of celare

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱēl-, an ablaut variant of Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-.

Cognate to Latin clam, Old Irish celim ‎(“I hide”) and Proto-Germanic *helaną, *huljaną.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkeː.loː/, [ˈkeː.ɫoː]

Verb

cēlō ‎(present infinitive cēlāre, perfect active cēlāvī, supine cēlātum); first conjugation

1. I hide (something from someone), cover, keep a secret, conceal.

Inflection

Descendants

References

• 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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “celo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • not to betray one's feelings by one's looks: sententiam fronte celare, tegere
    

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsɛˈlóː/
• Tonal orthography: celọ̑

Adverb

celó

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

Spanish

Alternative forms

• zelo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin zēlus ‎(“zeal”).

Noun

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.

Related terms

• celos
• en celo

Verb

celo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of celar.