sellar

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English

Adjective

sellar (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Relating to the sella turcica.

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin sigillāre, present active infinitive of sigillō. Compare Spanish sellar, Portuguese selar, Catalan segellar, Italian suggellare.

Verb

sellar (first-person singular indicative present sello, past participle selláu)

  1. to seal (to place a seal on (a document))

Conjugation

Conjugation of sellar
infinitive sellar
gerund sellando
past participle m selláu, f sellada, n sellao, m pl sellaos, f pl sellaes
person first singular
yo 		second singular
tu 		third singular
él/elli 		first plural
nosotros/nós 		second plural
vosotros/vós 		third plural
ellos
indicative present sello selles sella sellamos selláis sellen
imperfect sellaba sellabes sellaba sellábemos, sellábamos sellabeis, sellabais sellaben
preterite sellé sellasti, sellesti selló sellemos sellastis, sellestis sellaron
pluperfect sellare, sellara sellares, sellaras sellare, sellara selláremos, selláramos sellareis, sellarais sellaren, sellaran
future sellaré sellarás sellará sellaremos sellaréis sellarán
conditional sellaría sellaríes sellaría sellaríemos, sellaríamos sellaríeis, sellaríais sellaríen
subjunctive present selle selles, sellas selle sellemos selléis sellen, sellan
imperfect sellare, sellara sellares, sellaras sellare, sellara selláremos, selláramos sellareis, sellarais sellaren, sellaran
imperative — sella — — sellái —

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Middle English

Noun

sellar

  1. (Late Middle English) Alternative form of sellere

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sigillāre. Compare Portuguese selar, Catalan segellar, French sceller, Italian suggellare. Cf. also the borrowed doublet sigilar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /seˈʝaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /seˈʎaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /seˈʃaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /seˈʒaɾ/

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: se‧llar

Verb

sellar (first-person singular present sello, first-person singular preterite sellé, past participle sellado)

  1. to stamp
    Synonym: estampar
  2. to seal (place a seal on a document)
  3. to seal (close with a seal or hermetically)
  4. to terminate, finish, end
    Synonyms: concluir, poner fin
  5. (Argentina, cooking) to seal (hotly fry or cook a piece of meat for a short time)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of sellar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive sellar
gerund sellando
past participle masculine feminine
singular sellado sellada
plural sellados selladas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present sello sellastú
sellásvos 		sella sellamos selláis sellan
imperfect sellaba sellabas sellaba sellábamos sellabais sellaban
preterite sellé sellaste selló sellamos sellasteis sellaron
future sellaré sellarás sellará sellaremos sellaréis sellarán
conditional sellaría sellarías sellaría sellaríamos sellaríais sellarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present selle sellestú
sellésvos2 		selle sellemos selléis sellen
imperfect
(ra) 		sellara sellaras sellara selláramos sellarais sellaran
imperfect
(se) 		sellase sellases sellase sellásemos sellaseis sellasen
future1 sellare sellares sellare selláremos sellareis sellaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative sellatú
sellávos 		selle sellemos sellad sellen
negative no selles no selle no sellemos no selléis no sellen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of sellar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive sellar
dative sellarme sellarte sellarle, sellarse sellarnos sellaros sellarles, sellarse
accusative sellarme sellarte sellarlo, sellarla, sellarse sellarnos sellaros sellarlos, sellarlas, sellarse
with gerund sellando
dative sellándome sellándote sellándole, sellándose sellándonos sellándoos sellándoles, sellándose
accusative sellándome sellándote sellándolo, sellándola, sellándose sellándonos sellándoos sellándolos, sellándolas, sellándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative sella
dative séllame séllate séllale séllanos not used séllales
accusative séllame séllate séllalo, séllala séllanos not used séllalos, séllalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative sellá
dative sellame sellate sellale sellanos not used sellales
accusative sellame sellate sellalo, sellala sellanos not used sellalos, sellalas
with formal second-person singular imperative selle
dative sélleme not used séllele, séllese séllenos not used sélleles
accusative sélleme not used séllelo, séllela, séllese séllenos not used séllelos, séllelas
with first-person plural imperative sellemos
dative not used sellémoste sellémosle sellémonos sellémoos sellémosles
accusative not used sellémoste sellémoslo, sellémosla sellémonos sellémoos sellémoslos, sellémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative sellad
dative selladme not used selladle selladnos sellaos selladles
accusative selladme not used selladlo, selladla selladnos sellaos selladlos, selladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative sellen
dative séllenme not used séllenle séllennos not used séllenles, séllense
accusative séllenme not used séllenlo, séllenla séllennos not used séllenlos, séllenlas, séllense

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