LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

celeusma

celeusma n (genitive celeusmatis)
Classical[kɛˈɫɛu̯s.ma]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈlɛu̯z.ma]

Meaning

  1. feminineneuterA call given by the stroke to other oarsmen to keep time

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeceleusma
celeuma		celeusmata
celeusmae, celeumata
genitiveceleusmatis
celeusmae, celeumatis		celeusmatum
celeusmārum, celeumatum
dativeceleusmatī
celeusmae, celeumatī		celeusmatibus
celeusmīs, celeumatibus
accusativeceleusma
celeusmam, celeuma		celeusmata
celeusmās, celeumata
ablativeceleusmate
celeusmā, celeumate		celeusmatibus
celeusmīs, celeumatibus
vocativeceleusma
celeuma		celeusmata
celeusmae, celeumata

cĕleusma (also cĕleuma), ătis, n. (cĕleusma, ae, f., Ven. Vita S. Mart. 4, 423), = κέλευσμα (κέλευμα),
I. a command or call given by the chief oarsman, which gave the time to the rowers, Mart. 3, 67, 4; Rutil. 1, 370; cf. Ascon. Cic. Div. in Caecil. 17, 55.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κέλευσμα (kéleusma).

Descendants
  • Italianciurmafrom Ligurian ciüsma
  • Catalanxurmafrom Ligurian ciüsma
  • Frenchchiourmefrom Ligurian ciüsma
  • Occitanchormafrom Ligurian ciüsma
  • Portuguesechusmafrom Ligurian ciüsma
  • Spanishchusmafrom Ligurian ciüsma
  • Spanishsaloma
  • Greekτσούρμοfrom Ligurian ciüsma
  • Sicilianchiurma

Quick answers

What does celeusma mean in Latin?
celeusma, a noun, means “A call given by the stroke to other oarsmen to keep time”.
What is the genitive of celeusma?
The genitive singular is celeusmatis. celeusma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce celeusma?
In classical Latin, [kɛˈɫɛu̯s.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃeˈlɛu̯z.ma].