coelum
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]coelum
- Alternative form of coelom (“body cavity”)
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A respelling of caelum, from a time period when ae and oe had become homophonous, reflecting a folk etymology deriving the word from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.lum/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːlum]
Noun
[edit]coelum n (genitive coelī); second declension
- Medieval Latin and New Latin spelling of caelum (“sky, heaven”)
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | coelum | coela |
| Genitive | coelī | coelōrum |
| Dative | coelō | coelīs |
| Accusative | coelum | coela |
| Ablative | coelō | coelīs |
| Vocative | coelum | coela |
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