caeliger
Latin
Alternative forms
- coeliger
Etymology
From caelum (“sky”) + -ger (“bearing”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkae̯.li.ɡer/, [ˈkäe̯lʲɪɡɛr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.li.d͡ʒer/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːlid͡ʒer]
Adjective
caeliger (feminine caeligera, neuter caeligerum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
- Heaven-supporting.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | caeliger | caeligera | caeligerum | caeligerī | caeligerae | caeligera | |
| Genitive | caeligerī | caeligerae | caeligerī | caeligerōrum | caeligerārum | caeligerōrum | |
| Dative | caeligerō | caeligerō | caeligerīs | ||||
| Accusative | caeligerum | caeligeram | caeligerum | caeligerōs | caeligerās | caeligera | |
| Ablative | caeligerō | caeligerā | caeligerō | caeligerīs | |||
| Vocative | caeliger | caeligera | caeligerum | caeligerī | caeligerae | caeligera | |
Related terms
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 (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016