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Bulgarian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic чело (čelo), from Proto-Slavic *čelo, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₃os.
Pronunciation
Noun
чело́ • (čeló) n (diminutive челце́)
- forehead
- Synonym: (dated) лоб (lob)
Declension
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Participle
че́ло • (čélo) n
- indefinite neuter singular past active aorist participle of чета́ (četá)
References
- “чело”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “чело”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čelo, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₃os.
Pronunciation
Noun
чело • (čelo) n (plural чела, diminutive челце)
- forehead
Declension
References
- чело in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)
Old Church Slavonic
- (Glagolitic): ⱍⰵⰾⱁ (čelo)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *čelo.
Noun
чело • (čelo) n
- forehead
Declension
Declension of чело (o-stem)
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čelo, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₃os.
Pronunciation
Noun
чело́ • (čeló) n inan (genitive чела́, nominative plural чёла, genitive plural чёл)
- (archaic, anatomy) forehead, brow
- Synonym: (regular term) лоб (lob)
Declension
Derived terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чело”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “чело”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 377
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čelo, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₃os.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃělo/
- Hyphenation: че‧ло
Noun
чѐло n (Latin spelling čèlo)
- forehead
Declension