caelicus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From caelum (heaven; sky).

Pronunciation

Adjective

caelicus (feminine caelica, neuter caelicum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. celestial, heavenly; magnificent

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative caelicus caelica caelicum caelicī caelicae caelica
genitive caelicī caelicae caelicī caelicōrum caelicārum caelicōrum
dative caelicō caelicae caelicō caelicīs
accusative caelicum caelicam caelicum caelicōs caelicās caelica
ablative caelicō caelicā caelicō caelicīs
vocative caelice caelica caelicum caelicī caelicae caelica

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Portuguese: célico
  • Spanish: célico

References

  • caelicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • caelicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • caelicus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016