/θeˈleste/
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Translation
sky-blue, celestial
Word origin
From Latin caelestis ('heavenly'), from caelum ('sky, heaven'). The same root gives English 'celestial'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- caelestis
- English cognates
- celestial
Grammar
Masc pluralcelestes
Examples
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She is wearing a very pretty sky-blue dress.
amanecer.
The sky was a beautiful sky-blue at dawn.
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We painted the baby's room sky-blue.
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The ancients spoke of the celestial music of the stars.
¿ cortinas ?
Do you prefer the sky-blue curtains or the white ones?
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