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celeber

celeber

Latin

Adjective

celeber m ‎(feminine celebris, neuter celebre); third declension

  1. containing a multitude, numerous, frequent
  2. crowded, populous
  3. honored by a great assembly, famous, celebrated, renowned

Inflection

Third declension, masculine nominative singular in -er, neuter in -e.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative celeber celebris celebre celebrēs celebria
genitive celebris celebrium
dative celebrī celebribus
accusative celebrem celebre celebrēs celebria
ablative celebrī celebribus
vocative celeber celebris celebre celebrēs celebria

Descendants

References

Etymology

Perhaps root cognate with clueo, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-; alternatively (if the rare meaning of "swift, in rapid succession" is to be taken as primary) connected with celer (with Greek κέλλω from a root *kel-). Jackson An Etymological Dictionary of the Latin Language (1828:77).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈke.le.ber/, [ˈkɛ.ɫɛ.bɛr]

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