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See also: cele, celé, cèle, -cèle, céle, and célé

English

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Etymology 1

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Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ewl-der.
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂u-l-eh₂
Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē)der.
English -cele

Derived from Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, tumour, hernia).

Alternative forms

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Suffix

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-cele (noun-forming suffix, plural -celes)

  1. (pathology) A tumour.
    Synonym: -oma
  2. (pathology) A hernia.
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Translations
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tumour, hernia

Etymology 2

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See -coel.

Suffix

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-cele (noun-forming suffix, plural -celes)

  1. (possibly nonstandard) Alternative form of -coel (cavity).
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Anagrams

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Ahtna

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Etymology

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From Proto-Athabaskan *-kʸə̓tɬʼə. Cognate with Navajo atsilí, Lower Tanana -chela.

Noun

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-cele

  1. younger brother
  2. younger male parallel cousin

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References

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  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 699

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ewl-der.
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂u-l-eh₂
Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē)der.
Portuguese -cele

Derived from Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, tumour, hernia). Compare French -cèle.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-cele f (noun-forming suffix, plural -celes)

  1. (pathology) -cele (forms the names of tumours and hernias)
    Synonym: -oma
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Category Portuguese terms suffixed with -cele not found

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