Nominal Forms
| Infinitive | celt |
| Negative Infinitive | necelt |
| Verbal Noun | celšana |
Indicative
Present
| Sg.1 | ceļu |
| Sg.2 | cel |
| Sg.3 | ceļ |
| Pl.1 | ceļam |
| Pl.2 | ceļat |
| Pl.3 | ceļ |
Past
| Sg.1 | cēlu |
| Sg.2 | cēli |
| Sg.3 | cēla |
| Pl.1 | cēlām |
| Pl.2 | cēlāt |
| Pl.3 | cēla |
Future
| Sg.1 | celšu |
| Sg.2 | celsi |
| Sg.3 | cels |
| Pl.1 | celsim |
| Pl.2 | celsit |
| Pl.3 | cels |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | cel |
| Sg.3 | lai ceļ |
| Pl.1 | celsim |
| Pl.2 | celiet |
| Pl.3 | lai ceļ |
Conditional
| Present | celtu |
| Past | būtu cēlis |
Renarrative
| Present | ceļot |
| Past | esot cēlis |
| Future | celšot |
| Imperative | lai ceļot |
Debitive
| Indicative | būt jāceļ |
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jāceļ |
| Conjunctive 2 | jāceļot |
Participles
| Present Active 1 | ceļošs |
| Present Active 2 | celdams |
| Present Active 3 | ceļot |
| Present Active 4 | ceļam |
| Past Active | cēlis |
| Present Passive | ceļams |
| Past Passive | celts |
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *kelti, from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (“to raise”). Cognates include Lithuanian kélti, Proto-Slavic *čelo (Russian чело (čelo, “forehead”)), Latin excellō (“to elevate, to raise”) (< *keld-), celsus (“high, outstanding”) (< *keld-tos). See: Latin '
excellō'.
Translations
build, (transitive) to form by combining materials or parts
build, (transitive) to develop or give form to according to a plan or process
lift, to raise or rise
raise, to cause to rise
rise, to move upwards