celestial
/səˈlestʃəl/suh-LES-chuhl
/səˈlɛstʃəl/suh-LES-chuhl
Meaningof the sky
Common meaning: of the sky or heaven
- celsky, heavenLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 263 · scan
- estialadjective ending (Latin -estis)
Journey through time
- Latincaelum, -ī‘sky, heaven’
- Old Frenchcélestielsource
- Englishcelestial‘of the sky or heaven’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin caelum ‘sky, heaven’.
Roots
- caelum, -ī Latin “sky, heaven”
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