coelum, coeli:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Field:
- Science
sky, heaven, heavens; space; air, climate, weather; universe, world; Jehovah;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | coelum | coela |
| Gen. | coeli | coelorum |
| Dat. | coelo | coelis |
| Acc. | coelum | coela |
| Voc. | coelum | coela |
| Abl. | coelo | coelis |
Examples
- L
Liber II
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...formam ignium, quibus mundus includitur : solidumne sit coelum, ac firmae concretaeque materiae, an ex subtili tenuique nexum ; agatur..." - L
Phoenissae
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...uita extrahat, Et hoc nefandi capitis aspectu leuet Coelum atque terras. Quantulum hac egi manu! Non uideo noxae..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...anseris vindicavi: Tales Herculea Stymphalidas arte coactas ad coelum fugisse reor, peneque fluentes Harpyias, cum Phineo maduere veneno..." - G
FRAGMENTA HISTORIARUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...agmine. Nam tertia luna erat, et sublima nebula coelum obscurabat. Coniuratione claudit. Ac tum maxime, uti solet..." - G
Panegyricus
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger)
"...boni contulistis! Licet alteri vestrum filii virtus triumphalia, coelum alteri dederit: non minor tamen vestra laus, quod ista..."