sella

See also: Sella and sellá

Asturian

Verb

sella

  1. third-person singular present indicative of sellar
  2. second-person singular imperative of sellar

French

Pronunciation

Verb

sella

  1. third-person singular past historic of seller

Galician

Sella

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *sitla, from contraction of Latin situla, perhaps locally influenced by sedilia. Cognate with Portuguese selha and French seau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseʎa̝/

Noun

sella f (plural sellas)

  1. wooden conical vessel, reinforced with hoops, used for keeping or transporting fresh water

References


Italian

Etymology

From Latin sella, from Proto-Italic *sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛlla

Noun

sella f (plural selle)

  1. saddle (horse, bicycle, motorcycle saddle)

Verb

sella

  1. third-person singular present indicative of sellare
  2. second-person singular imperative of sellare

Latin

Alternative forms

  • sedda (ancient)

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-, whence sedeō (I sit). The same formation as Proto-Germanic *sadulaz, Proto-Slavic *sedъlo.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsel.la/, [ˈsɛl.la]

Noun

sella f (genitive sellae); first declension

  1. seat, chair
  2. sedan chair
  3. saddle
  4. stool

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sella sellae
Genitive sellae sellārum
Dative sellae sellīs
Accusative sellam sellās
Ablative sellā sellīs
Vocative sella sellae

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Occitan: sèla
  • Portuguese: sela, silha (via Spanish)
  • Romanian: șa, șale
  • Romansch: sella, siala, seala, sela
  • Sardinian: sedha, sedda
  • Sicilian: sedda
  • Spanish: silla
  • Tagalog: silya (via Spanish)
  • Venetian: sela, seła

References

  • sella in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sella in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sella in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • sella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • sella in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sella in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Spanish

Verb

sella

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of sellar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of sellar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of sellar.
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