-cele
English
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour”; especially “hernia”) (cognate to Serbo-Croatian кила (“hernia”)).
Suffix
-cele
Alternative forms
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -cele
- pharyngocele
Translations
Etymology 2
See -coel.
Suffix
-cele
- (possibly nonstandard) Alternative form of -coel (“cavity”).
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -cele
- pseudocele, schizocele (nonstandard)
Anagrams
Ahtna
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *-k̯ə̓tɬʼə. Cognate with Navajo atsilí.
Noun
-cele
- younger brother
- younger male parallel cousin
Related terms
References
- Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 699
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour, hernia”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.li/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.le/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.lɨ/
Suffix
-cele f (noun-forming suffix, plural -celes)
Further reading
- “-cele”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “-cele”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026