celadon

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• UK: /ˈsɛlədən/
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• US: /ˈsɛləˌdɑn/
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Borrowed from the French céladon, from the character named Céladon, who wore pale green ribbons, in the novel L'Astrée by Honoré d'Urfé, from Latin Celadon, a warrior's name in Ovid's Metamorphoses, related to Ancient Greek κέλᾰδος (kélădos, “din, clamour”).

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 青瓷綠 /青瓷绿 (qīngcí lǜ) — pale green colour
• Dutch: celadon — pale green colour
• French: céladon — pale green colour
• Italian: celadon — pale green colour
• Japanese: 青磁色 (seiji iro) — pale green colour
• Norwegian Bokmål: celadon — pale green colour
• Polish: seledyn — pale green colour
• Russian: селадо́н (seladón) — pale green colour
• Spanish: celadón — pale green colour
• Swedish: celadon — pale green colour
• Tamil: இளம்பச்சை (iḷampaccai) — pale green colour
• Vietnamese: màu ngọc bích — pale green colour
• Chinese Mandarin: 青瓷 (qīngcí) — pale green glaze
• Chinese Mandarin: 秘色 (mìsè) — pale green glaze
• Dutch: celadon — pale green glaze
• French: céladon — pale green glaze
• Italian: celadon — pale green glaze
• Japanese: 青磁 (seiji) — pale green glaze
• Norwegian Bokmål: celadon — pale green glaze
• Polish: celadon — pale green glaze
• Polish: seladon — pale green glaze
• Russian: селадо́н (seladón) — pale green glaze
• Spanish: celadón — pale green glaze
• Swedish: celadon — pale green glaze
• Vietnamese: men ngọc bích — pale green glaze
• Azerbaijani: seladon — ceramic with pale green glaze
• Chinese Mandarin: 青瓷 (qīngcí) — ceramic with pale green glaze
• Chinese Mandarin: 秘色瓷 (mìsècí) — ceramic with pale green glaze
• Dutch: celadon — ceramic with pale green glaze
• Estonian: seladon — ceramic with pale green glaze
• French: céladon — ceramic with pale green glaze
• German: Seladon — ceramic with pale green glaze
• Hungarian: szeladon — ceramic with pale green glaze
• Italian: celadon — ceramic with pale green glaze
• Japanese: 青磁 (seiji) — ceramic with pale green glaze
• Korean: 청자 (cheongja) — ceramic with pale green glaze
• Norwegian Bokmål: celadon — ceramic with pale green glaze
• Norwegian Nynorsk: seladon — ceramic with pale green glaze
• Polish: celadon — ceramic with pale green glaze
• Polish: seladon — ceramic with pale green glaze
• Russian: селадо́н (seladón) — ceramic with pale green glaze
• Spanish: celadón — ceramic with pale green glaze
• Swedish: celadon — ceramic with pale green glaze
• Ukrainian: селадо́н (seladón) — ceramic with pale green glaze
• Vietnamese: đồ tráng men ngọc bích — ceramic with pale green glaze