caeles
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From caelum (“heaven; sky”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkae̯.les/, [ˈkäe̯ɫ̪ɛs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.les/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːles]
Adjective
caeles (genitive caelitis); third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem)
Usage notes
The nominative singular (caeles) and the neuter nominative/accusative plural (caelita) are not attested in classical sources.
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem).
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | caeles | caelitēs | caelita | ||
| Genitive | caelitis | caelitum | |||
| Dative | caelitī | caelitibus | |||
| Accusative | caelitem | caeles | caelitēs | caelita | |
| Ablative | caelite | caelitibus | |||
| Vocative | caeles | caelitēs | caelita | ||
Synonyms
- (celestial, heavenly): aetherius, caelestīnus, caelestis, caelicus, supernus
Related terms
References
- “caeles”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “caeles”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- caeles in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “caeles”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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