ceil

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English ceiling. === Symbol === ceil (mathematics) ceiling function Synonym: ⌈ ⌉ == English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /siːl/ Rhymes: -iːl Homophones: SEAL, seal === Etymology 1 === Uncertain; perhaps related to Latin cēlō (“to hide”). ==== Alternative forms ==== ciel ==== Verb ==== ceil (third-person singular simple present ceils, present participle ceiling, simple past and past participle ceiled) (transitive) To line or finish (a surface, such as a wall), with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or similar. ===== Derived terms ===== ceiler ceiling === Etymology 2 === Abbrevation of ceiling, influenced by French ciel ==== Noun ==== ceil (plural ceils) (poetic) A ceiling. (mathematics) Abbreviation of ceiling. ===== Derived terms ===== ceil function ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== ceil (third-person singular simple present ceils, present participle ceiling, simple past and past participle ceiled) (mathematics) To set a higher bound. ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === -icle, Celi, ICLE, ILEC, Icel., ciel, lice == Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish ceilid, from Proto-Celtic *keleti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-; compare Welsh celu, Latin cēlō, Old English helan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /celʲ/ === Verb === ceil (present analytic ceileann, future analytic ceilfidh, verbal noun ceilt, past participle ceilte) (transitive) to hide, conceal Synonym: folaigh to cover up, disguise ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ceilteach (“secretive”, adjective) === Mutation === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “ceilim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 184; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ceil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN