cilestro

Italian

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *caelestrum, from a change in declension of *caelestris, from a substitution in suffix of Classical Latin caelestis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈlɛ.stro/
  • Rhymes: -ɛstro
  • Hyphenation: ci‧lè‧stro

Adjective

cilestro (feminine cilestra, masculine plural cilestri, feminine plural cilestre)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of celeste

Derived terms

Noun

cilestro m (plural cilestri)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of celeste

References
  • cilestro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • cilestro in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • Accademia della Crusca (p. 1961), “cilestro”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana (in Italian), volume 3, page 138
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