coelum

English

Noun

coelum

1. Alternative form of coelom (“body cavity”)

Latin

Etymology

A respelling of caelum, from a time period when ae and oe had become homophonous, reflecting a folk etymology deriving the word from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.lum/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːlum]

Noun

coelum n (genitive coelī); second declension

1. Medieval Latin and New Latin spelling of caelum (“sky, heaven”)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	coelum	coela
Genitive	coelī	coelōrum
Dative	coelō	coelīs
Accusative	coelum	coela
Ablative	coelō	coelīs
Vocative	coelum	coela