Caelius
Latin
Alternative forms
- Coelius
Etymology
Probably a diminutive of caelum (“heaven”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkae̯.li.us/, [ˈkäe̯lʲiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.li.us/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːlius]
Proper noun
Caelius m sg (genitive Caeliī or Caelī); second declension
- a Roman nomen, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Lucius Coelius Antipater, a Roman jurist and historian
- Marcus Caelius Rufus, a Roman politician and orator
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Caelius |
| Genitive | Caeliī Caelī1 |
| Dative | Caeliō |
| Accusative | Caelium |
| Ablative | Caeliō |
| Vocative | Caelī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
References
- “Caelius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Caelius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Hanks, Patrick: A Dictionary of First Names
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