celar
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from French celer, Italian celare, Spanish celar, from Latin cēlō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡seˈlar/
Verb
celar (present celas, past celis, future celos, conditional celus, imperative celez)
Conjugation
| present | past | future | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | celar | celir | celor | ||||
| tense | celas | celis | celos | ||||
| conditional | celus | — | — | ||||
| imperative | celez | — | — | ||||
| adjective active participle | celanta | celinta | celonta | ||||
| adverbial active participle | celante | celinte | celonte | ||||
| nominal active participle |
singular | celanto | celinto | celonto | |||
| plural | celanti | celinti | celonti | ||||
| adjective passive participle | celata | celita | celota | ||||
| adverbial passive participle | celate | celite | celote | ||||
| nominal passive participle |
singular | celato | celito | celoto | |||
| plural | celati | celiti | celoti | ||||
Romanian
Alternative forms
- celariu (dated, regional)
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin cellārium, from Latin cella.
Probably also used to mean cellar, basement (cognate to Aromanian tsilar (“cellar, basement”)), however was displaced by the Turkic beci before written attestation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈlar/
Noun
celar n (plural celare)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | celar | celarul | celare | celarele | |
| genitive-dative | celar | celarului | celare | celarelor | |
| vocative | celarule | celarelor | |||
See also
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θeˈlaɾ/ [θeˈlaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /seˈlaɾ/ [seˈlaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ce‧lar
Etymology 1
Inherited from Late Latin zēlāre.
Verb
celar (first-person singular present celo, first-person singular preterite celé, past participle celado)
- (transitive) to watch over
- Synonym: vigilar
- (transitive) to conceal
- (transitive) to be jealous
Conjugation
| infinitive | celar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | celando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | celado | celada | |||||
| plural | celados | celadas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | celo | celastú celásvos |
cela | celamos | celáis | celan | |
| imperfect | celaba | celabas | celaba | celábamos | celabais | celaban | |
| preterite | celé | celaste | celó | celamos | celasteis | celaron | |
| future | celaré | celarás | celará | celaremos | celaréis | celarán | |
| conditional | celaría | celarías | celaría | celaríamos | celaríais | celarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | cele | celestú celésvos2 |
cele | celemos | celéis | celen | |
| imperfect (ra) |
celara | celaras | celara | celáramos | celarais | celaran | |
| imperfect (se) |
celase | celases | celase | celásemos | celaseis | celasen | |
| future1 | celare | celares | celare | celáremos | celareis | celaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | celatú celávos |
cele | celemos | celad | celen | ||
| negative | no celes | no cele | no celemos | no celéis | no celen | ||
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive celar | dative | celarme | celarte | celarle, celarse | celarnos | celaros | celarles, celarse |
| accusative | celarme | celarte | celarlo, celarla, celarse | celarnos | celaros | celarlos, celarlas, celarse | |
| with gerund celando | dative | celándome | celándote | celándole, celándose | celándonos | celándoos | celándoles, celándose |
| accusative | celándome | celándote | celándolo, celándola, celándose | celándonos | celándoos | celándolos, celándolas, celándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative cela | dative | célame | célate | célale | célanos | not used | célales |
| accusative | célame | célate | célalo, célala | célanos | not used | célalos, célalas | |
| with informal second-person singular voseo imperative celá | dative | celame | celate | celale | celanos | not used | celales |
| accusative | celame | celate | celalo, celala | celanos | not used | celalos, celalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative cele | dative | céleme | not used | célele, célese | célenos | not used | céleles |
| accusative | céleme | not used | célelo, célela, célese | célenos | not used | célelos, célelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative celemos | dative | not used | celémoste | celémosle | celémonos | celémoos | celémosles |
| accusative | not used | celémoste | celémoslo, celémosla | celémonos | celémoos | celémoslos, celémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative celad | dative | celadme | not used | celadle | celadnos | celaos | celadles |
| accusative | celadme | not used | celadlo, celadla | celadnos | celaos | celadlos, celadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative celen | dative | célenme | not used | célenle | célennos | not used | célenles, célense |
| accusative | célenme | not used | célenlo, célenla | célennos | not used | célenlos, célenlas, célense | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
celar (first-person singular present celo, first-person singular preterite celé, past participle celado)
Conjugation
| infinitive | celar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | celando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | celado | celada | |||||
| plural | celados | celadas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | celo | celastú celásvos |
cela | celamos | celáis | celan | |
| imperfect | celaba | celabas | celaba | celábamos | celabais | celaban | |
| preterite | celé | celaste | celó | celamos | celasteis | celaron | |
| future | celaré | celarás | celará | celaremos | celaréis | celarán | |
| conditional | celaría | celarías | celaría | celaríamos | celaríais | celarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | cele | celestú celésvos2 |
cele | celemos | celéis | celen | |
| imperfect (ra) |
celara | celaras | celara | celáramos | celarais | celaran | |
| imperfect (se) |
celase | celases | celase | celásemos | celaseis | celasen | |
| future1 | celare | celares | celare | celáremos | celareis | celaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | celatú celávos |
cele | celemos | celad | celen | ||
| negative | no celes | no cele | no celemos | no celéis | no celen | ||
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive celar | dative | celarme | celarte | celarle, celarse | celarnos | celaros | celarles, celarse |
| accusative | celarme | celarte | celarlo, celarla, celarse | celarnos | celaros | celarlos, celarlas, celarse | |
| with gerund celando | dative | celándome | celándote | celándole, celándose | celándonos | celándoos | celándoles, celándose |
| accusative | celándome | celándote | celándolo, celándola, celándose | celándonos | celándoos | celándolos, celándolas, celándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative cela | dative | célame | célate | célale | célanos | not used | célales |
| accusative | célame | célate | célalo, célala | célanos | not used | célalos, célalas | |
| with informal second-person singular voseo imperative celá | dative | celame | celate | celale | celanos | not used | celales |
| accusative | celame | celate | celalo, celala | celanos | not used | celalos, celalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative cele | dative | céleme | not used | célele, célese | célenos | not used | céleles |
| accusative | céleme | not used | célelo, célela, célese | célenos | not used | célelos, célelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative celemos | dative | not used | celémoste | celémosle | celémonos | celémoos | celémosles |
| accusative | not used | celémoste | celémoslo, celémosla | celémonos | celémoos | celémoslos, celémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative celad | dative | celadme | not used | celadle | celadnos | celaos | celadles |
| accusative | celadme | not used | celadlo, celadla | celadnos | celaos | celadlos, celadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative celen | dative | célenme | not used | célenle | célennos | not used | célenles, célense |
| accusative | célenme | not used | célenlo, célenla | célennos | not used | célenlos, célenlas, célense | |
Further reading
- “celar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025