caelestis

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From caelum (“heaven, sky”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kae̯ˈles.tis/, [kae̯ˈɫɛs.tɪs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛˈles.tis/
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Adjective

caelestis (neuter caeleste); third declension

  1. celestial, of or in the heavens
  2. (figuratively) divine, of the gods
  3. (figuratively) magnificent, preeminent, god-like
  4. (substantive) a deity

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative caelestis caeleste caelestēs caelestia
Genitive caelestis caelestis caelestium caelestium
Dative caelestī caelestī caelestibus caelestibus
Accusative caelestem caeleste caelestēs, caelestīs caelestia
Ablative caelestī caelestī caelestibus caelestibus
Vocative caelestis caeleste caelestēs caelestia

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • succaelestis
  • supercaelestis

Descendants

References
  • caelestis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • caelestis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • caelestis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (1) the heavenly bodies, (2) celestial phenomena: caelestia
    • astronomy: astrologia (pure Latin sidera, caelestia)
    • an astronomer: spectator siderum, rerum caelestium or astrologus
    • heavenly things; earthly things: supera et caelestia; humana et citerioria
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