Caelius

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Coelius

Etymology

Probably a diminutive of caelum (heaven)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Caelius m sg (genitive Caeliī or Caelī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Lucius Coelius Antipater, a Roman jurist and historian
    2. 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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