different between sellar vs fellar

English

Adjective

sellar (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Relating to the sella turcica.

Derived terms

Anagrams

• Rellas, allers

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin sigill?re, present active infinitive of sigill?. Compare Spanish sellar, Portuguese selar, Catalan segellar, Italian suggellare.

Verb

sellar (first-person singular indicative present sello, past participle selláu)

1. to seal (to place a seal on (a document))

Conjugation

Related terms

• sellu

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sigill?re, present active infinitive of sigill?. Compare Portuguese selar, Catalan segellar, French sceller, Italian suggellare. Cf. also the borrowed doublet sigilar.

Verb

sellar (first-person singular present sello, first-person singular preterite sellé, past participle sellado)

1. to stamp
2. to seal (place a seal on a document)
3. to seal (close with a seal or hermetically)
4. to terminate, finish, end

   Synonyms: concluir, poner fin

5. (Argentina, cooking) to seal (hotly fry or cook a piece of meat for a short time)

Conjugation

Related terms

• sello
• sellado
• sellador
• selladura
• tener los labios sellados

English

Etymology

Variant of fellow which reflects the reduction of the last vowel to a schwa and its conflation with the endings -er/-ar.

Noun

fellar (plural fellars)

1. Pronunciation spelling of fellow.
   • 2006, J.C. Abbott, Peein' Off The Porch: A Remembrance, ?ISBN, page 104[1]:

     "Don't cry, pore little fellar", she would say.

References

Anagrams

• Faller, Lafler, faller, refall