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adjectivethird-declension three-termination adjective

celer1

celer (feminine celeris, neuter celere, comparative celerior, superlative celerrimus, adverb celeriter)
Classical[ˈkɛ.ɫɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛː.ler]
№ 745 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. three terminationfast, swift, quick, speedy, fleet

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

quī celeriter it; citus.
celer -eris -ere — in Mille Verba, ch. Via et Iter

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Citus · Celer · Velox · Pernix · Properus · Festinus

1. Citus and celer denote swiftness, merely as quick motion, in opp. to tardus, Cic. Or. iii. 57. Sall. Cat. 15. Cic. Fin. v. 11. N. D. ii. 20. Rosc. Com. 11. Top. 44; velox and pernix, nimbleness, as bodily strength and activity, in opp. to lentus; properus and festinus, haste, as the will to reach a certain point in the shortest time, in opp. to segnis Gell. x. 11. 2. Citus denotes a swift and lively motion, approaching to vegetus; celer, an eager and impetuous motion, approaching to rapidus. 3. Pernicitas is, in general, dexterity and activity in all bodily movements, in hopping, climbing, and vaulting; but velocitas, especially in running, flying, and swimming, and so forth. Plaut. Mil. iii. 1, 36. Clare oculis video, pernix sum manibus, pedibus mobilis. Virg. Æn. iv. 180. Curt. vii. 7, 53. Equorum velocitati par est hominum pernicitas. 4. Properus, properare, denote the haste which, from energy, sets out rapidly to reach a certain point, in opp. to cessare; whereas festinus, festinare, denote the haste which springs from impatience, and borders upon precipitation. (ii. 144.)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecelerceleriscelere
genitiveceleriscelerisceleris
dativecelerīcelerīcelerī
accusativeceleremceleremcelere
ablativecelerīcelerīcelerī
vocativecelerceleriscelere
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecelerēscelerēsceleria
genitiveceleriumceleriumcelerium
dativeceleribusceleribusceleribus
accusativecelerēs
celerīs		celerēs
celerīs		celeria
ablativeceleribusceleribusceleribus
vocativecelerēscelerēsceleria

cĕler, ĕris, e (
I. masc. cĕleris, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 760 P.; fem. celer, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. l. l.; cf. acer; sup. celerissimus, Enn. and Manlius ap. Prisc. l. l.) [cello; cf. Doed. Syn. 2, pp. 123 and 93, urging, pressing forward; cf. also 1. cello], swift, fleet, quick, speedy (with the access. idea of energy, struggling, and even power; v. Doed. above cited; syn.: expeditus, promptus, velox, citatus; opp. tardus, segnis, lentus).
I. Of corporeal objects: face te propere celerem, Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 1: hasta, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. l. l.: sagitta, Hor. C. 3, 20, 9; Ov. M. 5, 367: configebat tardus celeres (sc. aves), Att. ap. Cic. Fin. 5, 11, 32: pennae, Hor. C. 3, 29, 53: Mercurius, id. ib. 2, 7, 13: Cynthia, id. ib. 3, 28, 12: Diana, Ov. M. 4, 304: deae, id. ib. 2, 119: rivi, Hor. C. 3, 11, 14: curriculum, Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 13: flamma, Lucr. 2, 192; cf. id. 5, 302: ignis, Hor. C. 3, 4, 76: motus, Lucr. 4, 177; cf.: celer atque instabilis motus, Caes. B. G. 4, 23, 5: receptus, id. B. C. 1, 59: lapsus, Lucr. 4, 324; Ov. M. 6, 216: ictus, Lucr. 3, 636: impete, id. 6, 334: turbo, Verg. A. 12, 855: venti, Hor. C. 1, 12, 10; 1, 15, 3; 1, 14, 5: cerva, Cat. 64, 341: canis, Tib. 4, 3, 14: equus, id. 1, 2, 70; 4, 1, 91: lupi, id. 2, 1, 20: classis, Cat. 64, 53: ratis, id. 63, 1: navis, id. 4, 2: carina, Ov. M. 9, 447: lintres, Prop. 1, 14, 3: pedes, id. 3 (4), 9, 18: remedia, quickly working, efficacious, Nep. Att. 21, 2.—Poet. with gen. gerund: nandi, Sil. 4, 587.—With inf.: excipere aprum, Hor. C. 3, 12, 11; so id. ib. 4, 6, 39; id. Ep. 1, 20, 25.—Poet., celer for celeriter, Ov. M. 2, 119; 2, 838; 9, 765.—
II. Of mental and abstract objects: oderunt Sedatum celeres, lively, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 90; cf. Vell. 2, 73: mens, quā nihil est celerius, Cic. Or. 59, 200; cf. Lucr. 3, 183: oratio celeris et concitata, rapid, hurried, Cic. de Or. 2, 21, 88; cf. Quint. 9, 4, 138; 9, 4, 83; 9, 4, 111; 9, 4, 135: consilium, Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 1.—
B. Implying reproach, rash, hasty, precipitate: consilia, Liv. 9, 32, 3; so id. 22, 38, 13; cf. id. 2, 51, 7; and so iambi (of the fire of youth), rash, hasty, Hor. C. 1, 16, 24: victoria, Caes. B. G. 7, 47, 3: desperatio rerum, Liv. 21, 1, 5: ratione, Lucr. 4, 144; 4, 255; 4, 775: fata celerrima, Verg. A. 12, 507: mors, Tib. 4, 1, 205.—Adv., quickly, speedily (syn.: velociter, cito, continuo, confestim, festinanter).
a. cĕlĕrĕ, Enn. et Nov. ap. Non. p. 510, 9 sq.; Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 4.—
b. cĕlĕrĭter, Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 2; Cic. Att. 15, 27, 1; id. Fam. 3, 1, 2; 9, 11, 2; Caes. B. G. 1, 18; 1, 52 et saep.—Comp. celerius, Cic. Verr 2, 3, 24, § 60; Caes. B. G. 1, 48; 2, 3; Nep. Cim. 3, 2 al.—Sup. celerrime, Cic. Fin. 2, 14, 45; Caes. B. G. 1, 37 al.
Cĕler, v. Celeres.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to drive”). Probably cognate with Ancient Greek κέλλω (kéllō), Ancient Greek κέλης (kélēs).

Descendants
  • Italiancelere
  • Portuguesecélere
  • Spanishcélere
proper noun · masculinethird declension
Celer2
Celer m sg (genitive Celeris)
Classical[ˈkɛ.ɫɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛː.ler]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. masculinesingularPublius Egnatius Celer, a Roman philosopher

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCeler—
genitiveCeleris—
dativeCelerī—
accusativeCelerem—
ablativeCelere—
vocativeCeler—

Cĕler, ĕris, m.,
I. a Roman cognomen in the gens Caecilia, Domitia, Egnatia, etc., Cic. Brut. 89, 305; id. Att. 10, 1, 4; Sall. C. 30, 5 al.

Origins

From celer (“fast, swift”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCelerCeler. an artist of considerable talent and renown, was, together with Severus, the principal architect of Nero's immense building, the golden house, …

Quick answers

What does celer mean in Latin?
celer, a adjective, means “fast, swift, quick, speedy, fleet”.
How do you pronounce celer?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɛ.ɫɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃɛː.ler].