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caesius

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See also: Caesius

Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
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

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Descendants

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  • English: caesious, caesium

References

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  • 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