caeles

Latin

Alternative forms

• coeles

Etymology

From caelum (“heaven; sky”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkae̯.les/, [ˈkäe̯ɫ̪ɛs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.les/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːles]

Adjective

caeles (genitive caelitis); third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem)

1. celestial, heavenly

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem).

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	caeles			caelitēs	caelita
Genitive	caelitis			caelitum
Dative	caelitī			caelitibus
Accusative	caelitem	caeles		caelitēs	caelita
Ablative	caelite			caelitibus
Vocative	caeles			caelitēs	caelita

Usage notes

The nominative singular (caeles) and the neuter nominative/accusative plural (caelita) are not attested in classical sources.

Synonyms

• (celestial, heavenly): aetherius, caelestīnus, caelestis, caelicus, supernus

Related terms

Related terms

• caelestīnus
• caelestis
• caelicola
• caelicus
• caelifer

• caelifluus
• caeligenus
• caeliger
• caeliloquus

• caelipotēns
• caelitēs
• caelitus
• caelum

References

• “caeles”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “caeles”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• caeles in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “caeles”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray