English

Proper noun

Sella

1. A river of Asturias, starting in the Picos de Europa and flowing into the Bay of Biscay

Translations

Norwegian

Proper noun

Sella

1. (rare) A female given name, short form of Cecilie.

Asturian

Verb

sella

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

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: sellas, sellât

Verb

sella

1. third-person singular past historic of seller

Italian

Etymology

From Latin sella.

Noun

sella f ‎(plural selle)

1. saddle (horse, bicycle, motorcycle saddle)

Related terms

• sellaio
• sellare
• sellatura
• selleria
• sellificio
• sellino

Verb

sella

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

Latin

Alternative forms

• sedda (ancient)

Etymology

For *sedla, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-, whence sedeō ‎(“I sit”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsel.la/

Noun

sella f ‎(genitive sellae); first declension

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

Inflection

First declension.

Synonyms

• (seat, chair): solium

Derived terms

• duabus sellis sedeo

Descendants

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)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “sella”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: 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

Spanish

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.