Caelia
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Italic *kailia, which probably also gave the name Celia in Peuceti, of Proto-Indo-European origin but the exact root is unclear; compare caelum (“heaven”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkae̯.li.a/, [ˈkäe̯lʲiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.li.a/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːliä]
Proper noun
editCaelia f sg (genitive Caeliae); first declension
- A town in Apulia, situated between Gnatia and Canusium, now Ceglie del Campo
- A town in interior Calabria, now Ceglie Messapica
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Caelia |
Genitive | Caeliae |
Dative | Caeliae |
Accusative | Caeliam |
Ablative | Caeliā |
Vocative | Caelia |
Locative | Caeliae |
References
edit- “Caelia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Giuliano Gasca Queirazza, Carla Marcato, Giulia Petracco Sicardi, Alda Rossebastiano (1990): Dizionario di toponomastica. I nomi geografici italiani, Torino, UTET.
Categories:
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin 3-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- la:Towns in Apulia
- la:Towns in Italy
- la:Places in Apulia
- la:Places in Italy
- la:Towns in Calabria
- la:Places in Calabria