caelicus

Latin

Alternative forms

• coelicus

Etymology

From caelum (“heaven; sky”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkae̯.lɪ.kʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛː.li.kus]

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

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

Related terms

• caeles
• caelestīnus
• caelestis
• caelicola
• caelifer
• caelifluus
• caeligenus
• caeliger
• caeliloquus
• caelipotēns
• caelitēs
• caelitus
• caelum

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 (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016