coelus

Latin

Etymology

See caelum.

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

Noun

coelus m (genitive coelī); second declension

  1. sky, heaven
    Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua: "Heaven and earth are full of your glory." (From the Sanctus)
  2. space
  3. air, climate, weather

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative coelus coelī
Genitive coelī coelōrum
Dative coelō coelīs
Accusative coelum coelōs
Ablative coelō coelīs
Vocative coele coelī

See also

References
  • “coelus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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