celeber

== Latin == === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *kelisris, of unclear origin. Traditional theories derive the word either from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”) (whence clueo (“to be called, reputed”)), or alternatively, if the rare meaning of "swift, in rapid succession" is to be taken as primary, from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to drive”) (whence celer (“fast, swift”) and Ancient Greek κέλλω (kéllō, “to drive on”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ.ɫɛ.bɛr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛː.le.ber] === Adjective === celeber (feminine celebris, neuter celebre, comparative celebrior, superlative celeberrimus); third-declension three-termination adjective containing a multitude, numerous, frequent crowded, populous honored by a great assembly, famous, celebrated, renowned Synonyms: fāmōsus, praeclārus, inclitus, clārus, memorātus ==== Declension ==== Third-declension three-termination adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “celeber”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “celeber”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “celeber”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.