celesta

== English == === Alternative forms === celeste === Etymology === Borrowed from French célesta. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /səˈlɛstə/, /t͡ʃəˈlɛstə/ Rhymes: -ɛstə === Noun === celesta (plural celestas) (music) A musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard. Synonym: celeste ==== Derived terms ==== celestist ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === celesta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Casteel, Escatel, Lecates, Salcete, acelets == Dutch == === Alternative forms === celeste === Etymology === Borrowed from French célesta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʃeːˈlɛs.taː/, /seːˈlɛs.taː/ Hyphenation: ce‧les‧ta === Noun === celesta f (plural celesta's, no diminutive) celesta (musical pipe instrument) == Finnish == === Etymology === From French célesta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʃelestɑ/, [ˈt̪ʃe̞le̞s̠tɑ̝] Rhymes: -elestɑ Syllabification(key): ce‧les‧ta Hyphenation(key): ce‧les‧ta === Noun === celesta (music) celesta (instrument) ==== Declension ==== == Italian == === Noun === celesta f (plural celeste) (music) celesta Synonym: tipofono === Anagrams === Alceste, celaste == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛstɐ Hyphenation: ce‧les‧ta === Noun === celesta f (plural celestas) (music) celesta (an idiophone similar to a small piano) === Further reading === “celesta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “celesta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French célesta. First attested in 1905. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θeˈlesta/ [θeˈles.t̪a] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /seˈlesta/ [seˈles.t̪a] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -esta Syllabification: ce‧les‧ta === Noun === celesta f (plural celestas) (music) celesta (an idiophone similar to a small piano) [from early 20th c.] === Further reading === “celesta”, 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 “celesta”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN