LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

caelicola

caelicola m or f (genitive caelicolae)
Classical[kae̯ˈlɪ.kɔ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈliː.ko.la]

Meaning

  1. femininemasculinean inhabitant of heaven, deity, god, goddess
  2. femininemasculinea worshipper of the heavens

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaelicolacaelicolae
coelicolae
genitivecaelicolae
coelicolae		caelicolārum
caelicolum, coelicolārum
dativecaelicolae
coelicolae		caelicolīs
coelicolīs
accusativecaelicolam
coelicolam		caelicolās
coelicolās
ablativecaelicolācaelicolīs
coelicolīs
vocativecaelicolacaelicolae
coelicolae

caelĭcŏla (coel-), ae (
I. gen. plur. caelicolūm, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 1103 P., or Ann. v 483 Vahl.; Verg. A. 3, 21; Prud. Sym. 1, 170: caelicolarum, Juv. 13, 42), adj. caelumcolo.
I. Dwelling in heaven, poet. designation of a deity, a god, Enn. l. l.; Verg. A. 2, 641; 6, 554; 6, 787; Ov. M. 1, 174; 8, 637; Val. Fl. 5, 111; App. de Deo Socr. 6.—
II. A worshipper of the heavens, Cod. Th. 16, 5, 43; 16, 8, 19; Cod. Just. 1, 9; cf. Juv. 14, 97.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cola Latin caelicola From caelum (“heaven; sky”) + -cola.

Quick answers

What does caelicola mean in Latin?
caelicola, a noun, means “an inhabitant of heaven, deity, god, goddess; a worshipper of the heavens”.
What is the genitive of caelicola?
The genitive singular is caelicolae. caelicola is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce caelicola?
In classical Latin, [kae̯ˈlɪ.kɔ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃeˈliː.ko.la].
Where does caelicola come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂i-lom → Proto-Italic *kailom? → Latin caelicola.