cèl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cel"

Occitan

Alternative forms

• ciau (Limousin)
• ciel (Provençal)
• cèu (Gascony, Provençal)

Etymology

From Old Occitan cel, from Latin caelum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Limousin) [ˈʃjaʷ]
• IPA^(key): (Auvergnat) [ˈʃjɑʷ]
• IPA^(key): (Gascon) [ˈsɛu̯]
• IPA^(key): (West Languedocien) [ˈsɛl]

• Audio (West Languedoc):

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Noun

cèl m (plural cèls)

1. sky
2. (singular only) heaven

References

• Müller, Daniela. 2011. Developments of the lateral in Occitan dialects and their Romance and cross-linguistic context. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Toulouse.