From цэ (cɛ, “tooth”) + лы (lə, “flesh”); hence literally “tooth flesh”.
цэлы • (cɛlə)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | — | — |
| nominative | цэлыр (cɛlər) | цэлыхэр (cɛləxɛr) |
| ergative | цэлым (cɛləm) | цэлыхэмэ (cɛləxɛmɛ) |
| instrumental | цэлы(м)кӏэ (cɛlə(m)kʼɛ) | цэлыхэ(м)кӏэ (cɛləxɛ(m)kʼɛ) |
| invertive | цэлыу (cɛləwu) | цэлыхыу (cɛləxəwu) |
From Old Belarusian цѣлый (cělyj), from Old East Slavic цѣлъ (cělŭ), from Proto-Slavic *cělъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *káilas. Cognates include Ukrainian ці́лий (cílyj), Russian це́лый (célyj) and Polish cały.
цэ́лы • (cély)
| masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | цэ́лы cély |
цэ́лае célaje |
цэ́лая célaja |
цэ́лыя célyja | |
| genitive | цэ́лага célaha |
цэ́лай célaj |
цэ́лых célyx | ||
| dative | цэ́ламу célamu |
цэ́лай célaj |
цэ́лым célym | ||
| accusative | animate | цэ́лага célaha |
цэ́лае célaje |
цэ́лую céluju |
цэ́лых célyx |
| inanimate | цэ́лы cély |
цэ́лыя célyja | |||
| instrumental | цэ́лым célym |
цэ́лай, цэ́лаю célaj, célaju |
цэ́лымі célymi | ||
| locative | цэ́лым célym |
цэ́лай célaj |
цэ́лых célyx | ||