Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 252.caelum on page 252
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caelum sky
caelum is a Latin Noun that primarily means sky.
Definitions for caelum
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
sky, heaven
English derivatives:
ceiling celestial Celeste cerulean
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
The sky or visible heavens, regarded as a dome above the earth containing the sun, moon, and stars. (b) (as the place from which meteorological phenomena, portents, etc., come); (phr.) to watch the sky for portents. (c) (as affected by light or darkness). (d) (in indicating the height to which sound structures, etc., reach; esp. in hyperbole). (e) (as one part of the world contrasted with mare and terra); (phrs.), (anything) from A to Z; to throw everything into confusion.
- 2
The heavens with reference to the position of the stars and planets, esp. to the Zodiac.
- 3
(b) (in expressions describing prayers to the gods or sim.; in some cases tending towards the sense 'the gods collectively'). (c) (as a place to which human beings may be admitted). (d) (in fig. exprs.) to extol to the skies; to be in seventh heaven of delight; also, to be praised to the skies.
Sentences with caelum
Latin to English
Nihil arduum mortālibus est; caelum ipsum stultitiā petimus.Compare Nothing is (too) arduous for mortals; we seek the sky itself in our folly.
Cornelii solliciti caelum spectaverunt quod iam advesperascebat.Compare The Cornelii looked anxiously at the sky because it was already getting dark.
Caelum, non animum, mutant, qui trans mare currunt.Compare They change their sky, not their soul, who run across the sea.
Os homine sublime dedit, caelumque tueri iussit et erectos ad sidera tollere vultus.Compare He gave to man an uplifted face and bade him stand erect and turn his eyes to heaven.
Caelum prospexit stellis fulgentibus aptum.Compare She looked up at the sky studded with glittering stars.
Tum, in conspectus omnis, creber caelum cado lapis.Compare Then, in the sight of all, stones fell thickly from the sky.
Declension table for caelum
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | caelum | caela |
| Gen. | caelī | caelōrum |
| Dat. | caelō | caelīs |
| Acc. | caelum | caela |
| Abl. | caelō | caelīs |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 33.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 252.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 120.
Bibliography
Allen, Joseph H. Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges: Founded on Comparative Grammar. Edited by James B. Greenough, George L. Kittredge, Albert A. Howard, and Benjamin L. D'Ooge. Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1903.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
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Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "caelum, caelī (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/caelum-caeli.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 33.caelum, caelī on page 33
