caelifer
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom caelum (“heaven; sky”) + -fer (“-carrying”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkae̯.li.fer/, [ˈkäe̯lʲɪfɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.li.fer/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːlifer]
Adjective
editcaelifer (feminine caelifera, neuter caeliferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
- Supporting the sky or heavens.
Declension
editFirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | caelifer | caelifera | caeliferum | caeliferī | caeliferae | caelifera | |
Genitive | caeliferī | caeliferae | caeliferī | caeliferōrum | caeliferārum | caeliferōrum | |
Dative | caeliferō | caeliferō | caeliferīs | ||||
Accusative | caeliferum | caeliferam | caeliferum | caeliferōs | caeliferās | caelifera | |
Ablative | caeliferō | caeliferā | caeliferō | caeliferīs | |||
Vocative | caelifer | caelifera | caeliferum | caeliferī | caeliferae | caelifera |
Related terms
editRelated terms
References
edit- “caelifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “caelifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- caelifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.