caelus

See also: Caelus

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkae̯.lus/, [ˈkäe̯ɫ̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.lus/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːlus]

Noun

caelus m (genitive caelī); second declension

  1. alternative form of caelum (pre-Classical or non-standard)
    • c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 45.3:
      Nōn dēbēmus dēlicātī esse, ubīque medius caelus est.
      We shouldn't be too fussy when we all live under the same sky [=the sun shines for everyone].

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caelus caelī
Genitive caelī caelōrum
Dative caelō caelīs
Accusative caelum caelōs
Ablative caelō caelīs
Vocative caele caelī

References
  • “caelus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • caelus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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