cellulair

Dutch

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French cellulaire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɛ.lyˈlɛːr/

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• Hyphenation: cel‧lu‧lair
• Rhymes: -ɛːr

Adjective

cellulair (not comparable)

1. cellular

Inflection

Declension of cellulair
uninflected	cellulair
inflected	cellulaire
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		cellulair
indefinite	m./f. sing.	cellulaire
	n. sing.	cellulair
	plural	cellulaire
definite		cellulaire
partitive		cellulairs

Descendants

• → Indonesian: seluler

Etymology 2

Calque of English cellular.

Noun

cellulair m (plural cellulairs, diminutive cellulairtje n)

1. (Suriname) cellular phone, mobile phone
   • 2012 November 30, “Derde bendelid aangehouden roofoverval Nickerie [Third gang member Nickerie robbery arrested]”, in StarNieuws‎^[1], retrieved 7 September 2020:

     De familie P. is afgelopen week op klaarlichte dag beroofd van sieraden, geld, laptop en cellulair.

     Last week, the P. family was robbed in broad daylight of jewellery, money, a laptop, and a mobile phone.