-cele

See also: cele, celé, cèle, -cèle, céle, and célé

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ewl-der.

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂u-l-eh₂

Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē)der.

English -cele

Derived from Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour, hernia”).

Alternative forms

• -coel (possibly nonstandard)
• -coele

Suffix

-cele (noun-forming suffix, plural -celes)

1. (pathology) A tumour.

   Synonym: -oma

2. (pathology) A hernia.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -cele

adenocele

amniocele

arthrocele

blastocele

bronchocele

bubonocele

cephalocele

choledochocele

chylocele

cirsocele

colpocele

craniocele

cystocele

dacryocele

dacryocystocele

descemetocele

encephalocele

enterocele

entocele

epiplocele

galactocele

gastrocele

glossocele

haematocele

hematocele

hepatocele

hypogastrocele

hysterocele

ischiocele

keratocele

lactocele

laparocele

laryngocele

liparocele

lymphocele

meningocele

meningoencephalocele

meningomyelocele

merocele

mucocele

myelomeningocele

oesophagocele

omphalocele

pachydermatocele

pharyngocele

pneumatocele

proctocele

pseudocele

rectocele

sarcocele

schizocele

scrotocele

sigmoidocele

spermatocele

splanchnocele

splenocele

tracheocele

ureterocele

urethrocele

urocele

varicocele

vesicocele

Translations

tumour, hernia

• French: -cèle (fr)
• Polish: -celia f
• Portuguese: -cele f

Etymology 2

See -coel.

Suffix

-cele (noun-forming suffix, plural -celes)

1. (possibly nonstandard) Alternative form of -coel (“cavity”).

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -cele

adenocele

amniocele

arthrocele

blastocele

bronchocele

bubonocele

cephalocele

choledochocele

chylocele

cirsocele

colpocele

craniocele

cystocele

dacryocele

dacryocystocele

descemetocele

encephalocele

enterocele

entocele

epiplocele

galactocele

gastrocele

glossocele

haematocele

hematocele

hepatocele

hypogastrocele

hysterocele

ischiocele

keratocele

lactocele

laparocele

laryngocele

liparocele

lymphocele

meningocele

meningoencephalocele

meningomyelocele

merocele

mucocele

myelomeningocele

oesophagocele

omphalocele

pachydermatocele

pharyngocele

pneumatocele

proctocele

pseudocele

rectocele

sarcocele

schizocele

scrotocele

sigmoidocele

spermatocele

splanchnocele

splenocele

tracheocele

ureterocele

urethrocele

urocele

varicocele

vesicocele

Anagrams

• Elec., elce, elec.

Ahtna

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *-kʸə̓tɬʼə. Cognate with Navajo atsilí, Lower Tanana -chela.

Noun

-cele

1. younger brother
2. younger male parallel cousin

Related terms

• -adae
• -ciileʼ
• -daedzeʼ
• -ezdae
• -tełtseʼ
• -tlaen
• -udae
• -unghae

References

• Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 699

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ewl-der.

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂u-l-eh₂

Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē)der.

Portuguese -cele

Derived from Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour, hernia”). Compare French -cèle.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.li/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.lɨ/

Suffix

-cele f (noun-forming suffix, plural -celes)

1. (pathology) -cele (forms the names of tumours and hernias)

   Synonym: -oma

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -cele

escrotocele

Further reading

• “-cele”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “-cele”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Suffix

-cele f

1. definite nominative/accusative plural of -că