caelifer
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From caelum (“heaven; sky”) + -fer (“-carrying”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkae̯.li.fer/, [ˈkäe̯lʲɪfɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.li.fer/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːlifer]
Adjective
[edit]caelifer (feminine caelifera, neuter caeliferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
- Supporting the sky or heavens.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | caelifer | caelifera | caeliferum | caeliferī | caeliferae | caelifera | |
| genitive | caeliferī | caeliferae | caeliferī | caeliferōrum | caeliferārum | caeliferōrum | |
| dative | caeliferō | caeliferae | caeliferō | caeliferīs | |||
| accusative | caeliferum | caeliferam | caeliferum | caeliferōs | caeliferās | caelifera | |
| ablative | caeliferō | caeliferā | caeliferō | caeliferīs | |||
| vocative | caelifer | caelifera | caeliferum | caeliferī | caeliferae | caelifera | |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “caelifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “caelifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- caelifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.