LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

caelestīnus1

caelestīnus (feminine caelestīna, neuter caelestīnum)
Classical[kae̯.ɫɛsˈtiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃe.lesˈtiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveheavenly

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecaelestīnuscaelestīnacaelestīnum
genitivecaelestīnīcaelestīnaecaelestīnī
dativecaelestīnōcaelestīnaecaelestīnō
accusativecaelestīnumcaelestīnamcaelestīnum
ablativecaelestīnōcaelestīnācaelestīnō
vocativecaelestīnecaelestīnacaelestīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecaelestīnīcaelestīnaecaelestīna
genitivecaelestīnōrumcaelestīnārumcaelestīnōrum
dativecaelestīnīscaelestīnīscaelestīnīs
accusativecaelestīnōscaelestīnāscaelestīna
ablativecaelestīnīscaelestīnīscaelestīnīs
vocativecaelestīnīcaelestīnaecaelestīna

caelestīnus, a, um, adj. caelum,
I. heavenly: IOVI OPTIMO MAXIMO CAELESTINO, Inscr. Fabr. 430, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂i-lom
  2. Proto-Italic*kailom?
  3. Latincaelestīnus

Latin terrestris Latin -estris Latin caelestis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin caelestīnus From caelestis (“sky; heaven”) + -īnus.

In English words that came into English from caelestīnus

  • celestinecaelestīnus
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Caelestinus2
Caelestinus m (genitive Caelestinī)
Classical[kae̯ˈɫɛs.tɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈlɛs.ti.nus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea male given name, equivalent to English Celestine

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCaelestinus—
genitiveCaelestinī—
dativeCaelestinō—
accusativeCaelestinum—
ablativeCaelestinō—
vocativeCaelestine—

Caelestīnus, i, m.,
I. a late Roman historian, Treb. Poll. Val. Jun. 8, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂i-lom
  2. Proto-Italic*kailom?
  3. LatinCaelestinus

Latin terrestris Latin -estris Latin caelestis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin caelestinus Latin Caelestinus From caelestinus.

Quick answers

What does caelestīnus mean in Latin?
caelestīnus, a adjective, means “heavenly”.
How do you pronounce caelestīnus?
In classical Latin, [kae̯.ɫɛsˈtiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃe.lesˈtiː.nus].
Where does caelestīnus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂i-lom → Proto-Italic *kailom? → Latin caelestīnus.