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
- L
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..." - G
FRAGMENTA
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...tibi seruit honor, formaque dearum Fulges, et Venerem coelesti corpore vincis. Argento stat facta manus, dugutusque tenellis Serica..."