caeliger

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From caelum (sky) +‎ -ger (bearing).

Pronunciation

Adjective

caeliger (feminine caeligera, neuter caeligerum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. Heaven-supporting.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

References

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