celest

English

Etymology

From Latin caelestis (“heavenly”), probably via French céleste, from caelum (“sky, heavens, Heaven”).

Adjective

celest (comparative more celest, superlative most celest)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of celestial.
2. (obsolete) Synonym of heavenly.

References

• “† celest, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1889.

Anagrams

• Select, elects, scelet, select

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French céleste, from Latin caelestis.

Adjective

celest m or n (feminine singular celestă, masculine plural celești, feminine and neuter plural celeste)

1. celestial, supernal

Declension

Declension of celest

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	celest		celestă	celești	celeste
	definite	celestul		celesta	celeștii	celestele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	celest		celeste	celești	celeste
	definite	celestului		celestei	celeștilor	celestelor

Swedish

Alternative forms

• cælest (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caelestis (“celestial”). Derived from Latin caelum (“sky”) First attested in 1840

Adjective

celest (comparative celestare, superlative celestast)

1. celestial
   • 1917, Otto Witt, Den hemlighetsfulla stjärnan, page 65:

     Ett annat celest skådespel av intresse infaller i denna månad.

     Another celestial spectacle of interest occurs in this month.

   • 1931, Sigfrid Lindström, “Den kosmiska karusellen”, in Leksaksballonger, page 138:

     Och du själv får en vision av Oxen, drivande ett celest pater-noster-verk, vars skopor doppas i Evighetens flod för att sedan i Timlighetens danaidiska käril gjuta ner ett aldrig sinande flöde av minuter och sekunder.

     And you yourself get a vision of Taurus, driving a celestial dredger, whose buckets are dipped into the river of Eternity to then pour into the Danaidian vessel of Temporality a never-ending flow of minutes and seconds.

   • 2015 April 18, Jörgen Städje, “Den mystiska mekanismen på havets botten [The mysterious mechanism at the bottom of the sea]”, in Techworld:

     Med kunskap om celest mekanik var idén bakom mekanismen kanske inte så svår, men att sedan verkligen framställa den var en helt annan femma.

     With knowledge of celestial mechanics, the idea behind the mechanism was perhaps not that difficult, but then actually producing it was a completely different matter.

   Synonyms: empyreisk, himmelsk

   Antonym: terrester

References

• celest in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)