"ce" meaning in Latin

See ce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈkeː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈt͡ʃɛː] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: cē [canonical, feminine]
Etymology: Derived from Etruscan. Etruscan names of stops were the stop followed by /eː/. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|id=letter}}, {{yesno||d|D}} D, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|la|ett|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Etruscan, {{der+|la|ett|-}} Derived from Etruscan Head templates: {{la-noun|cē|g=f|indecl=yes}} cē f (indeclinable)
  1. The name of the letter C. Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-ce-la-noun-~qc2eqUA Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 37 entries, Pages with entries, Latin letter names Coordinate_terms: littera [Latin, letter-name], ā [Latin, letter-name], bē [Latin, letter-name], cē [Latin, letter-name], dē [Latin, letter-name], ē [Latin, letter-name], ef [Latin, letter-name], gē [Latin, letter-name], hā [Latin, letter-name], *acca [Latin, letter-name], ī [Latin, letter-name], kā [Latin, letter-name], el [Latin, letter-name], em [Latin, letter-name], en [Latin, letter-name], ō [Latin, letter-name], pē [Latin, letter-name], kū [Latin, letter-name], er [Latin, letter-name], es [Latin, letter-name], tē [Latin, letter-name], ū [Latin, letter-name], ix [Latin, letter-name], īx [Latin, letter-name], ex [Latin, letter-name], ȳ [Latin, letter-name], ī graeca [Latin, letter-name], ȳpsīlon [Latin, letter-name], zēta [Latin, letter-name]
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}

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