caeliger

Latin

Alternative forms

• coeliger

Etymology

From caelum (“sky”) +‎ -ger (“bearing”).

Pronunciation

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

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).

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	caeliger	caeligera	caeligerum		caeligerī	caeligerae	caeligera
genitive	caeligerī	caeligerae	caeligerī		caeligerōrum	caeligerārum	caeligerōrum
dative	caeligerō	caeligerae	caeligerō		caeligerīs
accusative	caeligerum	caeligeram	caeligerum		caeligerōs	caeligerās	caeligera
ablative	caeligerō	caeligerā	caeligerō		caeligerīs
vocative	caeliger	caeligera	caeligerum		caeligerī	caeligerae	caeligera

Related terms

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

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