ceło

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See also: celo, celó, ćelo, celò, ĉelo, čelo, and ćěło

Lower Sorbian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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ceły +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ceło

  1. wholly, completely, right (exactly, precisely)
    • 1998, Erwin Hannusch, chapter 1, in Niedersorbisch praktisch und verständlich, Bautzen: Domowina Verlag, →ISBN, page 19:
      Ceło blisko jo Grodkojska droga.
      Right nearby is Spremberger Street.
  2. always, continuously; (with a comparative adjective) ever, increasingly
    Ceło mě moliš.You’re always bothering me.
    ceło góršyworse and worse
    ceło wušejhigher and higher
    ceło mjenjejfewer and fewer

Further reading

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  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “ceło”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “ceło”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag