caeles

Latin

Alternative forms

• coeles

Etymology

From caelum (“heaven, sky”) +‎ -es (“-faring”), from eō (“I fare, go”). Compare pedes, eques, āles.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

caeles m or f (genitive caelitis); third declension

1. (chiefly in the plural) deity, god, goddess

   Synonym: caelicola

Usage notes

The nominative singular (caeles) is not attested in classical sources.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	caeles	caelitēs
genitive	caelitis	caelitum
dative	caelitī	caelitibus
accusative	caelitem	caelitēs
ablative	caelite	caelitibus
vocative	caeles	caelitēs

Related terms

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

Adjective

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

1. celestial, heavenly

   Synonyms: caelestis, caelestīnus, caelicus, aetherius, supernus

Usage notes

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

Declension

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

	singular			plural
	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

Synonyms

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

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

Spanish

Verb

caeles

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of caer combined with les