caelestis

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From caelum (“heaven, sky”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kae̯ˈles.tis/, [käe̯ˈɫ̪ɛs̠t̪ɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈles.tis/, [t͡ʃeˈlɛst̪is]
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Adjective

caelestis (neuter caeleste); third-declension two-termination adjective

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

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

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

Derived terms
Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

caelestis m or f (genitive caelestis); third declension

  1. (usually in the plural) a deity

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caelestis caelestēs
Genitive caelestis caelestium
Dative caelestī caelestibus
Accusative caelestem caelestēs
caelestīs
Ablative caeleste caelestibus
Vocative caelestis caelestēs

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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