celesta

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See also: Celesta and célesta

English

a celesta or celeste

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French célesta.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /səˈlɛstə/, /t͡ʃəˈlɛstə/

Noun

celesta (plural celestas)

  1. (music) A musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
    Synonym: celeste

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French célesta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃeːˈlɛs.taː/, /seːˈlɛs.taː/
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  • Hyphenation: ce‧les‧ta

Noun

celesta f (plural celesta's)

  1. celesta (musical pipe instrument)

Finnish

Etymology

From French célesta.

Pronunciation

Noun

celesta

  1. (music) celesta (instrument)

Declension

Inflection of celesta (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative celesta celestat
genitive celestan celestoiden
celestoitten
celestojen
partitive celestaa celestoita
celestoja
illative celestaan celestoihin
singular plural
nominative celesta celestat
accusative nom. celesta celestat
gen. celestan
genitive celestan celestoiden
celestoitten
celestojen
celestain rare
partitive celestaa celestoita
celestoja
inessive celestassa celestoissa
elative celestasta celestoista
illative celestaan celestoihin
adessive celestalla celestoilla
ablative celestalta celestoilta
allative celestalle celestoille
essive celestana celestoina
translative celestaksi celestoiksi
abessive celestatta celestoitta
instructive celestoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of celesta (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative celestani celestani
accusative nom. celestani celestani
gen. celestani
genitive celestani celestoideni
celestoitteni
celestojeni
celestaini rare
partitive celestaani celestoitani
celestojani
inessive celestassani celestoissani
elative celestastani celestoistani
illative celestaani celestoihini
adessive celestallani celestoillani
ablative celestaltani celestoiltani
allative celestalleni celestoilleni
essive celestanani celestoinani
translative celestakseni celestoikseni
abessive celestattani celestoittani
instructive
comitative celestoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative celestasi celestasi
accusative nom. celestasi celestasi
gen. celestasi
genitive celestasi celestoidesi
celestoittesi
celestojesi
celestaisi rare
partitive celestaasi celestoitasi
celestojasi
inessive celestassasi celestoissasi
elative celestastasi celestoistasi
illative celestaasi celestoihisi
adessive celestallasi celestoillasi
ablative celestaltasi celestoiltasi
allative celestallesi celestoillesi
essive celestanasi celestoinasi
translative celestaksesi celestoiksesi
abessive celestattasi celestoittasi
instructive
comitative celestoinesi

Italian

Noun

celesta f (plural celeste)

  1. (music) celesta
    Synonym: tipofono

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ce‧les‧ta

Noun

celesta f (plural celestas)

  1. (music) celesta (an idiophone similar to a small piano)