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Interlingua
Noun
zelo (uncountable)
- zeal
Italian
Etymology
From Latin zēlus.
Pronunciation
Noun
zelo m (plural zeli)
- zeal, fervour, ardour
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- zelo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology
From zēlus + -ō.
Pronunciation
Verb
zēlō (present infinitive zēlāre, perfect active zēlāvī, supine zēlātum); first conjugation
- to love ardently or zealously
- to be jealous of; be zealous for
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “zelo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- zelo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Lingala
Noun
zelo
- sand
Lower Sorbian
Adverb
zelo
- Obsolete spelling of ceło.
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin zēlus (“zeal”), from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “eager rivalry”). Doublet of cio.
Pronunciation
Noun
zelo m (plural zelos)
- special care and dedication for someone or something
- Synonyms: dedicação, desvelo
- diligence (carefulness and attention in doing something)
- Synonyms: diligência, dedicação
- (chiefly religion) zeal (fervour or devotion)
- Synonyms: fervor, devoção
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
zelo
- first-person singular present indicative of zelar
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *dzělo.
Pronunciation
Adverb
zelọ̑
- very (to a high degree)
Further reading
- “zelo”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish
Noun
zelo m (uncountable)
- Obsolete form of celo.
- 1812, "La imprenta, instrumento de la ilustración," Camilo Henríquez, Aurora de Chile, February 1812 (Prospeto), :
Todo se reune para excitar vuestro zelo patriotico.- Everything is coming together to excite your patriotic zeal.