cielo

Noun

cielo (plural cieli)

1. sky
2. heaven

Etymology

From Latin caelum, from Proto-Italic *kailom, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂i-lom (“whole”), from *keh₂i-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʃɛlo]

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Noun

cielo m (plural cieli)

1. sky
2. heaven

Anagrams

• celio, celiò, colei, liceo

Etymology

From Old Leonese cielo (compare Asturian cielu and Leonese cielu), from Latin caelum.

Noun

cielo m (plural cielos)

1. sky
2. heaven

Alternative forms

• çielo

Etymology

From Latin caelum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sje.lo]

Noun

cielo m (plural cielos)

1. sky, heavens
   • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 77v.

     Et la eſtrella ſiguient delas dos q́ ſon en el ombro ſinieſtro del boitre uolant a poder en eſta piedra ¬ della recibe ſu uertud. Et quádo es en medio cielo, mueſtra eſta piedra mas manifieſta miente ſus obras.

     And the star following the two located in the left elbow of the flying vulture has power over this stone, which draws its virtue from it. And when it is in the center of the sky, this stone more manifestly shows its works.

   • Idem, f. 94r.

     […] ca todas an uertud et fuerça que reciben de dios por mano delos ſus anǵĺs ¬ por uertud delos cielos ¬ delas eſtrellas que en ellos ſon.

     […] For they all possess a virtue and strength which they receive from God at the hand of his angels and by virtue of the heavens and the stars in them.

2. (religion) heaven

Etymology

From Old Spanish cielo, from Latin caelum, from Proto-Italic *kailom, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂i-lom (“whole”), from *keh₂i-.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈθjelo/
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˈsjelo/

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• Hyphenation: cie‧lo

Noun

cielo m (plural cielos)

1. sky
2. heaven