čelo
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This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech čelo, from Proto-Slavic *čelo, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₃os.
Pronunciation
Noun
čelo n
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “čelo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “čelo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “čelo”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
Verb
čēlo
- inflection of čeallut:
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čelo.
Pronunciation
Noun
čelo n
Declension
Declension of čelo (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | čelo | čele | čela |
| genitive | čela | čelú | čel |
| dative | čelu | čeloma | čelóm |
| accusative | čelo | čele | čela |
| vocative | čelo | čele | čela |
| locative | čele, čelu | čelú | čeléch |
| instrumental | čelem | čeloma | čely |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
- Czech: čelo
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “čelo”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čelo, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₃os.
Pronunciation
Noun
čèlo n (Cyrillic spelling чѐло)
Declension
Declension of čelo
Descendants
- Slavomolisano: čela
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čelo, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₃os.
Pronunciation
Noun
čelo n (related adjective čelový)
Declension
Declension of čelo
Derived terms
Further reading
- “čelo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Slovene
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *čelo, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₃os.
Pronunciation
Noun
čélo n
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Neuter, hard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | čêlo | ||
| gen. sing. | čêla | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
čêlo | čêli | čêla |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
čêla | čêl | čêl |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
čêlu | čêloma | čêlom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
čêlo | čêli | čêla |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
čêlu | čêlih | čêlih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
čêlom | čêloma | čêli |
Etymology 2
Shortening of violončélo.
Pronunciation
Noun
čẹ̑lo m inan
Inflection
|
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | čélo | ||
| gen. sing. | čéla | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
čélo | čéla | čéli |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
čéla | čélov | čélov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
čélu | čéloma | čélom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
čélo | čéla | čéle |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
čélu | čélih | čélih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
čélom | čéloma | čéli |
Further reading
- “čelo”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024