sella

Verb

sella

1. third-person singular present indicative of sellar
2. second-person singular imperative of sellar

Pronunciation

• Homophones: sellas, sellât

Verb

sella

1. third-person singular past historic of seller

Etymology

From Latin sella.

Noun

sella f (plural selle)

1. saddle (horse, bicycle, motorcycle saddle)

Verb

sella

1. third-person singular present indicative of sellare
2. second-person singular imperative of sellare

Alternative forms

• sedda (ancient)

Etymology

Proto-Italic *sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-, whence sedeō (“I sit”). The same formation as Proto-Germanic *sadulaz, Proto-Slavic *sedъlo.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsel.la/, [ˈsɛl.la]

Noun

sella f (genitive sellae); first declension

1. seat, chair
2. sedan chair
3. saddle
4. stool

References

• sella in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sella in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• sella in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• sella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• sella in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• sella in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Verb

sella

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of sellar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of sellar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of sellar.