coelestis, coeleste, coelestior -or -us, coelestissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
heavenly, of heavens/sky, from heaven/sky; celestial; divine; of the_Gods;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | coeleste | coelestia |
| Acc. | coeleste | coelestia |
| Voc. | coeleste | coelestia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | coelestius | coelestiora |
| Gen. | coelestioris | — |
| Acc. | coelestius | coelestiora |
| Voc. | coelestius | coelestiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | coelestissimus | coelestissimi |
| Gen. | coelestissimi | coelestissimorum |
| Dat. | coelestissimo | — |
| Acc. | coelestissimum | coelestissimos |
| Voc. | coelestissime | coelestissimi |
| Abl. | coelestissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | coelestissima | coelestissimae |
| Gen. | coelestissimae | coelestissimarum |
| Dat. | coelestissimae | — |
| Acc. | coelestissimam | coelestissimas |
| Voc. | coelestissima | coelestissimae |
| Abl. | coelestissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | coelestissimum | coelestissima |
| Gen. | coelestissimi | coelestissimorum |
| Dat. | coelestissimo | — |
| Acc. | coelestissimum | coelestissima |
| Voc. | coelestissimum | coelestissima |
| Abl. | coelestissimo | — |
Examples
Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...nauem suus uentus impleuit. At illa regio coelestis per trigirita annos uelocissimo sideri uiam praestat, nusquam resistenti..."FRAGMENTA
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...tibi seruit honor, formaque dearum Fulges, et Venerem coelesti corpore vincis. Argento stat facta manus, dugutusque tenellis Serica..."