caeliger

Latin

Alternative forms

• coeliger

Etymology

From caelum (“sky”) +‎ -ger (“bearing”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkae̯.li.ɡer/, [ˈkäe̯lʲɪɡɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.li.d͡ʒer/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːlid͡ʒer]

Adjective

caeliger (feminine caeligera, neuter caeligerum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

1. Heaven-supporting.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	caeliger	caeligera	caeligerum		caeligerī	caeligerae	caeligera
Genitive	caeligerī	caeligerae	caeligerī		caeligerōrum	caeligerārum	caeligerōrum
Dative	caeligerō		caeligerō		caeligerīs
Accusative	caeligerum	caeligeram	caeligerum		caeligerōs	caeligerās	caeligera
Ablative	caeligerō	caeligerā	caeligerō		caeligerīs
Vocative	caeliger	caeligera	caeligerum		caeligerī	caeligerae	caeligera

Related terms

Related terms

• caeles
• caelestīnus
• caelestis
• caelicola
• caelicus
• caelifer
• caelifluus
• caeligenus
• caeliloquus
• caelipotēns
• caelitēs
• caelitus
• caelum

References

• “caeliger”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• caeliger in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• caeliger in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016