English
Etymology
From French célesta.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /səˈlɛstə/, /t͡ʃəˈlɛstə/
- Rhymes: -ɛstə
Noun
celesta (plural celestas)
- (music) A musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- Synonym: celeste
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French célesta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʃeːˈlɛs.taː/, /seːˈlɛs.taː/
- Hyphenation: ce‧les‧ta
Noun
celesta f (plural celesta's)
- celesta (musical pipe instrument)
Finnish
Etymology
From French célesta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃelestɑ/, [ˈt̪ʃe̞le̞s̠tɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -elestɑ
- Syllabification(key): ce‧les‧ta
- Hyphenation(key): ce‧les‧ta
Noun
celesta
- (music) celesta (instrument)
Declension
| Inflection of celesta (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
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| nominative
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celesta
|
celestat
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| genitive
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celestan
|
celestoiden
celestoitten
celestojen
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| partitive
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celestaa
|
celestoita
celestoja
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| illative
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celestaan
|
celestoihin
|
|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
celesta
|
celestat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
celesta
|
celestat
|
| gen.
|
celestan
|
| genitive
|
celestan
|
celestoiden
celestoitten
celestojen
celestain rare
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| partitive
|
celestaa
|
celestoita
celestoja
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| inessive
|
celestassa
|
celestoissa
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| elative
|
celestasta
|
celestoista
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| illative
|
celestaan
|
celestoihin
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| adessive
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celestalla
|
celestoilla
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| ablative
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celestalta
|
celestoilta
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| allative
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celestalle
|
celestoille
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| essive
|
celestana
|
celestoina
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| translative
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celestaksi
|
celestoiksi
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| abessive
|
celestatta
|
celestoitta
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| instructive
|
—
|
celestoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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celestani
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celestani
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
celestani
|
celestani
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| gen.
|
celestani
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| genitive
|
celestani
|
celestoideni
celestoitteni
celestojeni
celestaini rare
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| partitive
|
celestaani
|
celestoitani
celestojani
|
| inessive
|
celestassani
|
celestoissani
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| elative
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celestastani
|
celestoistani
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| illative
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celestaani
|
celestoihini
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| adessive
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celestallani
|
celestoillani
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| ablative
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celestaltani
|
celestoiltani
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| allative
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celestalleni
|
celestoilleni
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| essive
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celestanani
|
celestoinani
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| translative
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celestakseni
|
celestoikseni
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| abessive
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celestattani
|
celestoittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
celestoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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celestasi
|
celestasi
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| accusative
|
nom.
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celestasi
|
celestasi
|
| gen.
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celestasi
|
| genitive
|
celestasi
|
celestoidesi
celestoittesi
celestojesi
celestaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
celestaasi
|
celestoitasi
celestojasi
|
| inessive
|
celestassasi
|
celestoissasi
|
| elative
|
celestastasi
|
celestoistasi
|
| illative
|
celestaasi
|
celestoihisi
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| adessive
|
celestallasi
|
celestoillasi
|
| ablative
|
celestaltasi
|
celestoiltasi
|
| allative
|
celestallesi
|
celestoillesi
|
| essive
|
celestanasi
|
celestoinasi
|
| translative
|
celestaksesi
|
celestoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
celestattasi
|
celestoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
celestoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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celestamme
|
celestamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
celestamme
|
celestamme
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| gen.
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celestamme
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| genitive
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celestamme
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celestoidemme
celestoittemme
celestojemme
celestaimme rare
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| partitive
|
celestaamme
|
celestoitamme
celestojamme
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| inessive
|
celestassamme
|
celestoissamme
|
| elative
|
celestastamme
|
celestoistamme
|
| illative
|
celestaamme
|
celestoihimme
|
| adessive
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celestallamme
|
celestoillamme
|
| ablative
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celestaltamme
|
celestoiltamme
|
| allative
|
celestallemme
|
celestoillemme
|
| essive
|
celestanamme
|
celestoinamme
|
| translative
|
celestaksemme
|
celestoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
celestattamme
|
celestoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
celestoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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celestanne
|
celestanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
celestanne
|
celestanne
|
| gen.
|
celestanne
|
| genitive
|
celestanne
|
celestoidenne
celestoittenne
celestojenne
celestainne rare
|
| partitive
|
celestaanne
|
celestoitanne
celestojanne
|
| inessive
|
celestassanne
|
celestoissanne
|
| elative
|
celestastanne
|
celestoistanne
|
| illative
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celestaanne
|
celestoihinne
|
| adessive
|
celestallanne
|
celestoillanne
|
| ablative
|
celestaltanne
|
celestoiltanne
|
| allative
|
celestallenne
|
celestoillenne
|
| essive
|
celestananne
|
celestoinanne
|
| translative
|
celestaksenne
|
celestoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
celestattanne
|
celestoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
celestoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
celestansa
|
celestansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
celestansa
|
celestansa
|
| gen.
|
celestansa
|
| genitive
|
celestansa
|
celestoidensa
celestoittensa
celestojensa
celestainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
celestaansa
|
celestoitaan
celestojaan
celestoitansa
celestojansa
|
| inessive
|
celestassaan
celestassansa
|
celestoissaan
celestoissansa
|
| elative
|
celestastaan
celestastansa
|
celestoistaan
celestoistansa
|
| illative
|
celestaansa
|
celestoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
celestallaan
celestallansa
|
celestoillaan
celestoillansa
|
| ablative
|
celestaltaan
celestaltansa
|
celestoiltaan
celestoiltansa
|
| allative
|
celestalleen
celestallensa
|
celestoilleen
celestoillensa
|
| essive
|
celestanaan
celestanansa
|
celestoinaan
celestoinansa
|
| translative
|
celestakseen
celestaksensa
|
celestoikseen
celestoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
celestattaan
celestattansa
|
celestoittaan
celestoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
celestoineen
celestoinensa
|
|
Italian
Noun
celesta f (plural celeste)
- (music) celesta
- Synonym: tipofono
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈlɛs.tɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈlɛs.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /seˈlɛʃ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈlɛs.ta/
Noun
celesta f (plural celestas)
- (music) celesta (an idiophone similar to a small piano)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French célesta. First attested in 1905.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θeˈlesta/ [θeˈles.t̪a] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /seˈlesta/ [seˈles.t̪a] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -esta
- Syllabification: ce‧les‧ta
Noun
celesta f (plural celestas)
- (music) celesta (an idiophone similar to a small piano) [from early 20th c.]
Further reading