celme

See also: čelme

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛlmɛ]

Verb

celme

1. first-person plural imperative of celit

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin sedĭmen (“sediment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɛlme̝/, (western) /ˈsɛlme̝/

Noun

celme m (plural celmes)

1. essence; substance; taste
   • 1746, Martín Sarmiento, Coloquio de 24 Gallegos rústicos:

     Jesus! Peruchiño, que conto tan cheo, de cousas sen zelme e mais d'arrodeos!

     Jesus! Peruchiño: what a tale, so full of substanceless things and detours!

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “celme”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “celme”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega