caelicola

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From caelum (“heaven; sky”) +‎ -cola.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kae̯ˈli.ko.la/, [kae̯ˈlɪ.kɔ.ɫa]

Noun

caelicola m, f (genitive caelicolae); first declension

  1. An inhabitant of heaven; deity, god; goddess.
  2. A worshipper of the heavens.

Inflection

Note that the genitive plural has the alternative form caelicolūm for caelicolārum. First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caelicola caelicolae
Genitive caelicolae caelicolārum
Dative caelicolae caelicolīs
Accusative caelicolam caelicolās
Ablative caelicolā caelicolīs
Vocative caelicola caelicolae
Related terms

References
  • caelicola in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • caelicola in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • caelicola in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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