Caeculus

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Latin

Etymology

Maybe from caecus (“blind”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkae̯.ku.lus/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ku.lus/,

Proper noun

Caeculus m sg (genitive Caeculī); second declension

(Roman mythology) The mythical son of Vulcanus and founder of Praeneste

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Caeculus
genitive	Caeculī
dative	Caeculō
accusative	Caeculum
ablative	Caeculō
vocative	Caecule

Descendants

Italian: Ceculo

References

“Caeculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Caeculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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