Borrowed from German Sellerie. First attested in the 18th century.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛlɛr]

celer m inan

1. celery

• “celer”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “celer”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “celer”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Inherited from Old French, from Latin cēlāre (“hide, conceal”).

• IPA^(key): /sə.le/

• Audio:

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celer

1. (transitive, literary) to conceal, hide

   Synonym: cacher

   • 1640, Pierre Corneille, Horace, act I, scene I:

     Elle vous aime assez pour ne vous rien celer

     She likes you enough that she will conceal nothing from you

This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il cèle and the third-person singular future indicative il cèlera.

• “celer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to drive”). Probably cognate with Ancient Greek κέλλω (kéllō), Ancient Greek κέλης (kélēs).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ.ɫɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛː.ler]

celer (feminine celeris, neuter celere, comparative celerior, superlative celerrimus, adverb celeriter); third-declension three-termination adjective

1. fast, swift, quick, speedy, fleet

   Synonyms: rapidus, vēlōx, levis, properus, prōmptus, facilis

   Antonyms: lentus, tardus, sērus

According to Döderlein, celer and citus mean "swift, fast, quick" in terms of quick motion (in general) with tardus as their antonym. More specifically, citus refers to a lively motion, whereas celer refers to an eager or impetuous motion.

On the other hand, vēlōx and pernīx as "quick" denote a level of athletic nimbleness in terms of bodily activity, with lentus as their antonym. More specifically, pernīx involves a level of dexterity and quickness in an eclectic range of actions (such as climbing, hurdling, jumping, vaulting, etc.); whereas vēlōx is especially used for running, swimming and flying (moving in a direction)

Thirdly, properus and festīnus as "quick" refer specifically to one's speed in terms of the shortest time to reach a destination, with sēgnis as their antonym. More specifically, festīnus intimates a certain level of impatience, whereas properus simply indicates a haste from energy simply.

Third-declension three-termination adjective.

• celōx

• “celer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “celer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• celer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “celer”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “celer”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

celer

1. to hide

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

• French: celer

From Latin cēlāre (“hide, conceal”).

celer

1. to conceal
   • c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     Mes dites moi, nel me celez

     But tell me, do not hide it from me

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-oils, *-oilt are modified to ouz, out. This verb has a stressed present stem çoil distinct from the unstressed stem cel. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

• IPA^(key): /t͡sêler/
• Hyphenation: ce‧ler

cȅler m (Cyrillic spelling це̏лер)

1. celery