caelites

== Latin == === Etymology === Substantive of caeles (“heavenly, celestial”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkae̯.lɪ.teːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛː.li.tes] === Noun === caelitēs m pl or f pl (genitive caelitum); third declension The inhabitants of heaven; the gods. ==== Declension ==== Only found in the plural. Third-declension noun, plural only. ==== Related terms ==== === References === “caelites”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press