celălalt

From cel, itself an aphaeretic form of acel + alt, itself from Vulgar Latin *altru, a variant of alter, with an epenthetic -l- in all forms either for ease of pronunciation due to two adjacent vowels, cf. tale, mele, or due to the fact that it may descend from a Latin composition *eccum illum illum alter, the illum being the -l- in that case, though it's not entirely clear. The -ă- in the masculine singular may also be for ease of pronunciation, in order to break up forbidden consonant clusters, cf. the colloquial forms ălălalt and ăstălalt.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.lə.lalt/

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celălalt m or n (feminine singular cealaltă, masculine plural ceilalți, feminine and neuter plural celelalte)

1. the other

celălalt

1. the other one

   Nu îl vreau pe ăsta, îl vreau pe celălalt.

   I don't want this one, I want the other one.