sello
See also: selló, sellò, and sellő
English
Etymology
Clipping of sellotape.
Pronunciation
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Noun
sello (uncountable)
- (Britain, slang) sellotape.
- Can you pass the sello? We need to get these presents wrapped up by tonight.
Anagrams
- losel
Asturian
Verb
sello
- first-person singular present indicative of sellar
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish cello, from Italian cello.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈselːo/, [ˈs̠e̞lːo̞]
- Rhymes: -elːo
- Syllabification(key): sel‧lo
Noun
sello
- cello
Declension
| Inflection of sello (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sello | sellot | |
| genitive | sellon | sellojen | |
| partitive | selloa | selloja | |
| illative | selloon | selloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sello | sellot | |
| accusative | nom. | sello | sellot |
| gen. | sellon | ||
| genitive | sellon | sellojen | |
| partitive | selloa | selloja | |
| inessive | sellossa | selloissa | |
| elative | sellosta | selloista | |
| illative | selloon | selloihin | |
| adessive | sellolla | selloilla | |
| ablative | sellolta | selloilta | |
| allative | sellolle | selloille | |
| essive | sellona | selloina | |
| translative | selloksi | selloiksi | |
| instructive | — | selloin | |
| abessive | sellotta | selloitta | |
| comitative | — | selloineen | |
| Possessive forms of sello (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | selloni | sellomme |
| 2nd person | sellosi | sellonne |
| 3rd person | sellonsa | |
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛl.lo/
- Rhymes: -ɛllo
- Hyphenation: sèl‧lo
Verb
sello
- first-person singular present indicative of sellare
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈseʝo/ [ˈse.ʝo]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈseʎo/ [ˈse.ʎo]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈseʃo/ [ˈse.ʃo]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈseʒo/ [ˈse.ʒo]
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -eʝo
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -eʎo
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -eʃo
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -eʒo
- Syllabification: se‧llo
Etymology 1
From Old Spanish sello, seello, from Latin sigillum. Doublet of sigilo.
Noun
sello m (plural sellos)
- seal, sigil
- stamp (device for stamping designs)
- stamp (imprint made by stamping)
- postage stamp
- Synonym: estampilla
Derived terms
- cara o sello
- matasellos
- sello discográfico
- sello postal
Related terms
- sellar
Descendants
- → Tagalog: selyo
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sello
- first-person singular present indicative of sellar
Further reading
- “sello”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- ellos