celular

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cellulare (“cellphone”).

Noun

celulár m (plural celularë, definite celulari)

1. mobile phone, cell phone

   Synonym: hendi — Kosovo

Declension

Declension of celular

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	celular	celulari	celularë	celularët
accusative		celularin
dative	celulari	celularit	celularëve	celularëve
ablative			celularësh

Further reading

• Jani Thomai et al. (2006), “celular”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), Tiranë: Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë
• Matzinger, Joachim (2018), “Chapter XV: Albanian”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), volume 3, Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The lexicon of Albanian, page 1791

Galician

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /θeluˈlaɾ/ [θe.luˈlaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /θeluˈlaɾ/ [θe.luˈlaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /seluˈlaɾ/ [se.luˈlaɾ]

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: ce‧lu‧lar

Adjective

celular m or f (plural celulares)

1. (biology) cellular; of or pertaining to a cell

Derived terms

• membrana celular
• parede celular
• pluricelular
• unicelular

Related terms

• célula

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.luˈlaʁ/ [se.luˈlah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.luˈlaʁ/ [se.luˈlah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /se.luˈlaɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /se.luˈlaʁ/ [se.luˈlaχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /se.luˈlaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.luˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.luˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.luˈla.ɾi/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɛ.lu.ˈlah/
• (Rio Grande do Sul) IPA^(key): /se.lu.ˈlaɾ/
• (Caipira) IPA^(key): /se.lu.ˈlaɻ/

• Audio (São Paulo):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: ce‧lu‧lar

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der.

Latin cella

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-e-lós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ula

Latin cellula

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin -āris

New Latin cellulārislbor.

Portuguese celular

Learned borrowing from New Latin cellulāris. By surface analysis, célula + -ar.

Adjective

celular m or f (plural celulares, not comparable)

1. (cytology) cellular (relating to cells)
   • 2002, Richard Gerber, Medicina vibracional: uma medicina para o futuro, Editora Cultrix, →ISBN, page 91:

     Não se poderá obter imagens biologicamente significativas se as frequências de rádio dos aparelhos de formação de imagens por ressonância magnética estiverem numa faixa incapaz de ressoar com os componentes celulares integrais do corpo.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of telefone celular.

Noun

celular m (plural celulares)

1. (Brazil, mobile telephony) cell phone; smartphone

   Synonym: (Portugal) telemóvel

References

• “celular”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “celular”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “celular”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “celular”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der.

Latin cella

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-e-lós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ula

Latin cellulalbor.

French cellule

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin -ārisslbor.

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusslbor.

French -aire

French cellulairebor.

Romanian celular

Borrowed from French cellulaire.

Noun

celular n (plural celulare)

1. cellphone

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	celular	celularul	celulare	celularele
genitive-dative	celular	celularului	celulare	celularelor
vocative	celularule		celularelor

Adjective

celular m or n (feminine singular celulară, masculine plural celulari, feminine/neuter plural celulare)

1. cellular

Declension

Declension of celular

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	celular		celulară	celulari	celulare
	definite	celularul		celulara	celularii	celularele
genitive- dative	indefinite	celular		celulare	celulari	celulare
	definite	celularului		celularei	celularilor	celularelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θeluˈlaɾ/ [θe.luˈlaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /seluˈlaɾ/ [se.luˈlaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ce‧lu‧lar

Adjective

celular m or f (masculine and feminine plural celulares)

1. cellular
   • 2023 April 3, Jennifer Korn, “Hace 50 años, él hizo la primera llamada con un teléfono celular. Esta es la historia”, in CNN en Español‎^[1], archived from the original on 1 October 2025:

     El 3 de abril de 1973, Martin Cooper salió a una acera de la Sexta Avenida de Manhattan con un dispositivo del tamaño de un ladrillo e hizo la primera llamada pública desde un teléfono celular a uno de los hombres con los que había estado compitiendo para desarrollar el dispositivo.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• biología celular
• ciclo celular
• división celular
• elemento celular
• pared celular
• tejido celular
• telefonía celular
• teléfono celular, celular

Related terms

• célula
• celulitis
• celulosa

Noun

celular m (plural celulares)

1. (Latin America, Philippines) cell phone (US), mobile phone (UK, Australia)

   Synonyms: (Latin America) teléfono celular, (Spain) teléfono móvil, (Spain) móvil

   • 2021 July 21, Juan Garzon, “Los mejores celulares Android de 2021”, in CNN en Español‎^[2], archived from the original on 31 December 2025:

     Comprar un celular no es fácil, al menos considerando que lo ideal es comprar el mejor para cada uno de nosotros porque no todos tenemos las mismas necesidades, ni le damos el mismo uso, ni podemos pagar el mismo precio, ni tenemos las mismas preferencias. Sin embargo, aquí recopilo los mejores celulares Android de 2021, teniendo en cuenta estos aspectos para ayudarte a determinar cuál podría ser mejor opción para ti.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• cel
• celuco

Further reading

• “celular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
• “celular”, in Diccionario del estudiante [Student Dictionary] (in Spanish), third edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2016
• “celular”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “celular”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA