"celer" meaning in Latin

See celer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈke.ler/ [Classical], [ˈkɛɫ̪ɛr] [Classical], /ˈt͡ʃe.ler/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈt͡ʃɛːler] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to drive”). Probably cognate with Ancient Greek κέλλω (kéllō), Ancient Greek κέλης (kélēs). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*kel-}}, {{der|la|ine-pro|*kel-||to drive}} Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to drive”), {{cog|grc|κέλλω}} Ancient Greek κέλλω (kéllō), {{cog|grc|κέλης}} Ancient Greek κέλης (kélēs) Head templates: {{la-adj|celer/celer<3+>|adv=celeriter|comp=celerior|sup=celerrimus}} celer (feminine celeris, neuter celere, comparative celerior, superlative celerrimus, adverb celeriter); third-declension three-termination adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|celer/celer<3+>}} Forms: celeris [feminine], celere [neuter], celerior [comparative], celerrimus [superlative], celeriter [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], celer [masculine, nominative, singular], celeris [feminine, nominative, singular], celere [neuter, nominative, singular], celerēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], celeria [neuter, nominative, plural], celeris [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], celerium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], celerī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], celeribus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], celerem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], celere [accusative, neuter, singular], celerēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], celeria [accusative, neuter, plural], celerī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], celeribus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], celer [masculine, singular, vocative], celeris [feminine, singular, vocative], celere [neuter, singular, vocative], celerēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], celeria [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. fast, swift, quick, speedy, fleet Tags: declension-3, three-termination Categories (topical): Physics Synonyms: rapidus, vēlōx, levis, properus, prōmptus, facilis Derived forms: celeripēs, celeriter, celeritās, celeritūdō, celeriusculē, celerātim, celerō, perceler, praeceler Related terms: celōx

Inflected forms

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      "text": "Portuguese: célere"
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          "word": "lentus"
        },
        {
          "word": "tardus"
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          "word": "sērus"
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        },
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        },
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        [
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        }
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          "word": "rapidus"
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          "word": "vēlōx"
        },
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          "word": "levis"
        },
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          "word": "properus"
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          "word": "prōmptus"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃɛːler]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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    },
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      "word": "celeriter"
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    },
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      "word": "celeritūdō"
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      "word": "celeriusculē"
    },
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      "word": "celerātim"
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          "word": "facilis"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃe.ler/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃɛːler]",
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{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: celer/Latin 'Number' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "celer"
  ],
  "section": "Latin",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "celer",
  "trace": ""
}

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