cellar

B2 Topic:House & Home

US /ˈsɛləɹ/ UK /ˈsɛlə/ See IPA manual

Freq #5268

Meanings

1

noun
An underground room beneath a building, used for storage.

They kept old furniture and tools down in the cellar.
2

noun
A room or collection for storing wine.

He keeps an impressive wine cellar under his house.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an underground room beneath... basement

2 noun · a room or collection for... wine cellar

Word family

Forms cellars

Derived forms cellar-doorcellarablecellaragecellarercellaresscellaretcellarettecellarfulcellaristcellarlesscellarlikecellarman

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Phrases (1)

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storm cellar
an underground shelter used for protection during severe storms

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English celer, seler, from Anglo-Norman celer, Old French celier (modern cellier), from Late Latin cellārium, from Latin cella. Doublet of cellarium.

*ḱel- Proto-Indo-European celer Middle English celier Old French cellārium la-lat cella Latin

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House & Home

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# cellar

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɛləɹ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɛlə/
**Frequency rank:** 5268

## Meanings
1. An underground room beneath a building, used for storage.
2. A room or collection for storing wine.

## Examples
- They kept old furniture and tools down in the cellar.
- He keeps an impressive wine cellar under his house.

## Derived Forms
- cellar-door
- cellarable
- cellarage
- cellarer
- cellaress
- cellaret
- cellarette
- cellarful
- cellarist
- cellarless
- cellarlike
- cellarman

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ḱel-
- Root: celer
- Root: celier
- Root: cellārium
- Root: cella

## Etymology
From Middle English celer, seler, from Anglo-Norman celer, Old French celier (modern cellier), from Late Latin cellārium, from Latin cella. Doublet of cellarium.

## AI Etymology
cellar is a noun and verb. It is from Middle English celer, seler, from Anglo-Norman celer, Old French celier (modern cellier), from Late Latin cellārium, from Latin cella. Doublet of cellarium. Historical forms in the chain include *ḱel- (Proto-Indo-European), celer (Middle English), celer (Anglo-Norman), celier (Old French), cellārium (Late Latin), and cella (Latin). Current senses include an underground room beneath a building, used for storage and a room or collection for storing wine. Derived forms include cellar-door, cellarable, cellarage, cellarer, and cellaress.

## Topics
- House & Home

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