цэлы

See also: целы

Adyghe

Etymology

From цэ (cɛ, “tooth”) +‎ лы (lə, “flesh”); hence literally “tooth flesh”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡salə]

Noun

цэлы • (cɛlə)

1. gum (The flesh round the teeth.)

Declension

Declension of цэлы

case	singular	plural
indefinite	—	—
nominative	цэлыр (cɛlər)	цэлыхэр (cɛləxɛr)
ergative	цэлым (cɛləm)	цэлыхэмэ (cɛləxɛmɛ)
instrumental	цэлы(м)кӏэ (cɛlə(m)kʼɛ)	цэлыхэ(м)кӏэ (cɛləxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	цэлыу (cɛləwu)	цэлыхыу (cɛləxəwu)

Belarusian

Etymology

From Old Belarusian цѣлый (cělyj), from Old East Slavic цѣлъ (cělŭ), from Proto-Slavic *cělъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *káilas. Cognates include Ukrainian ці́лий (cílyj), Russian це́лый (célyj) and Polish cały.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛɫɨ]

• Audio:

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Adjective

цэ́лы • (cély)

1. entire, whole

Declension

Declension of цэ́лы (hard)

		masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative		цэ́лы cély	цэ́лае célaje	цэ́лая célaja	цэ́лыя célyja
genitive		цэ́лага célaha		цэ́лай célaj	цэ́лых célyx
dative		цэ́ламу célamu		цэ́лай célaj	цэ́лым célym
accusative	animate	цэ́лага célaha	цэ́лае célaje	цэ́лую céluju	цэ́лых célyx
	inanimate	цэ́лы cély			цэ́лыя célyja
instrumental		цэ́лым célym		цэ́лай, цэ́лаю célaj, célaju	цэ́лымі célymi
locative		цэ́лым célym		цэ́лай célaj	цэ́лых célyx

References

• “цэлы” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org