caesius

See also: Caesius

Latin

Etymology

Literally 'cutting, piercing', from caedō (“I cut”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkae̯.si.us/, [ˈkäe̯s̠iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.si.us/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːs̬ius]

Adjective

caesius (feminine caesia, neuter caesium); first/second-declension adjective

1. (of the eyes) bluish-gray, gray-eyed, blue-eyed, cat-eyed
2. (of the eyes) cutting, sharp

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	caesius	caesia	caesium		caesiī	caesiae	caesia
Genitive	caesiī	caesiae	caesiī		caesiōrum	caesiārum	caesiōrum
Dative	caesiō	caesiae	caesiō		caesiīs
Accusative	caesium	caesiam	caesium		caesiōs	caesiās	caesia
Ablative	caesiō	caesiā	caesiō		caesiīs
Vocative	caesie	caesia	caesium		caesiī	caesiae	caesia

Derived terms

• caesitās
• caesitius

Descendants

• English: caesious, caesium

References

• “caesius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “caesius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• caesius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “caesius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray