LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

coeliacus

coeliacus (feminine coeliaca, neuter coeliacum)
Classical[koe̯ˈli.a.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈliː.a.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or relating to the abdomen or stomach

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecoeliacuscoeliacacoeliacum
genitivecoeliacīcoeliacaecoeliacī
dativecoeliacōcoeliacaecoeliacō
accusativecoeliacumcoeliacamcoeliacum
ablativecoeliacōcoeliacācoeliacō
vocativecoeliacecoeliacacoeliacum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecoeliacīcoeliacaecoeliaca
genitivecoeliacōrumcoeliacārumcoeliacōrum
dativecoeliacīscoeliacīscoeliacīs
accusativecoeliacōscoeliacāscoeliaca
ablativecoeliacīscoeliacīscoeliacīs
vocativecoeliacīcoeliacaecoeliaca

coelĭăcus, a, um, adj., = κοιλιακός.
I. Relating to the abdomen or to the stomach: dolor, pain in the stomach, Cato, R. R. 125 (in Cels. 4, 12, written as Greek).— Subst.: coelĭăca, ae, f. (sc. medicina), stomach remedy, Plin. 20, 18, 76, § 201.—
II. Afflicted with a disease of the bowels: apes, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 22; and subst., one diseased in the bowels, Plin. 20, 14, 53, § 148; 20, 18, 76, § 201; 28, 14, 58, § 204; 30, 7, 19, § 58; Scrib. Comp. 95 al.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κοιλιακός (koiliakós), from κοιλία (koilía, “belly”). Cognate with coelom.

Descendants
  • Englishceliac
  • Englishcoeliac
  • Englishcœliac
  • Frenchcœliaque
  • Frenchcéliaque
  • GermanZöliakie
  • Italianceliaco
  • Romanianceliac
  • Spanishcelíaco
  • Dutchcoeliakie

In English words that came into English from coeliacus

  • celiaccoeliacus
  • coeliaccoeliacus

Quick answers

What does coeliacus mean in Latin?
coeliacus, a adjective, means “of or relating to the abdomen or stomach”.
How do you pronounce coeliacus?
In classical Latin, [koe̯ˈli.a.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃeˈliː.a.kus].