caeles
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From caelum (“heaven, sky”) + -es (“-faring”), from eō (“I fare, go”). Compare pedes, eques, āles.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkae̯.les/, [ˈkäe̯ɫ̪ɛs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.les/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːles]
Adjective edit
caeles (genitive caelitis); third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem)
Usage notes edit
The nominative singular (caeles) and the neuter nominative/accusative plural (caelita) are not attested in classical sources.
Declension edit
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 edit
- (celestial, heavenly): aetherius, caelestīnus, caelestis, caelicus, supernus
Noun edit
caeles m or f (genitive caelitis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | caeles | caelitēs |
| Genitive | caelitis | caelitum |
| Dative | caelitī | caelitibus |
| Accusative | caelitem | caelitēs |
| Ablative | caelite | caelitibus |
| Vocative | caeles | caelitēs |
Related terms edit
Related terms
References edit
- “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 and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Spanish edit
Verb edit
caeles
- second-person singular voseo imperative of caer combined with les