adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
caelifer
caelifer (feminine caelifera, neuter caeliferum)
Classical[ˈkae̯.lɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛː.li.fer]
Meaning
- adjectiveSupporting the sky or heavens.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er caelifer | caelifera coelifera | caeliferum coeliferum |
| genitive | caeliferī coeliferī | caeliferae coeliferae | caeliferī coeliferī |
| dative | caeliferō coeliferō | caeliferae coeliferae | caeliferō coeliferō |
| accusative | caeliferum coeliferum | caeliferam coeliferam | caeliferum coeliferum |
| ablative | caeliferō coeliferō | caeliferā coeliferā | caeliferō coeliferō |
| vocative | caelifer | caelifera coelifera | caeliferum coeliferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | caeliferī coeliferī | caeliferae coeliferae | caelifera coelifera |
| genitive | caeliferōrum coeliferōrum | caeliferārum coeliferārum | caeliferōrum coeliferōrum |
| dative | caeliferīs coeliferīs | caeliferīs coeliferīs | caeliferīs coeliferīs |
| accusative | caeliferōs coeliferōs | caeliferās coeliferās | caelifera coelifera |
| ablative | caeliferīs coeliferīs | caeliferīs coeliferīs | caeliferīs coeliferīs |
| vocative | caeliferī coeliferī | caeliferae coeliferae | caelifera coelifera |
caelĭfer (coel-), ĕra, ĕrum, adj. caelum-fero,
I. supporting the heavens, poet. epithet of Atlas, Verg. A. 6, 796.—And of Hercules:
manus, Sen. Herc. Fur. 528: laudes, extolling to heaven, Mart. Cap. 6, § 637Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
caelifer era, erum, adj.
caelum + 1 FER-, supporting the heavens, poet. of Atlas, V.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂i-lom
- Proto-Italic*kailom?
- Latincaelifer
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -fer Latin caelifer From caelum (“heaven; sky”) + -fer (“-carrying”).