Feb 24, 2004 17:06
20 yrs ago
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Latin term
caelestis
Non-PRO
Latin to English
Other
Linguistics
just the phoenetic and definition
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | heavenly |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 5 +5 | heavenly/celestial/divine |
Joseph Brazauskas
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| 4 +1 | heavenly |
giogi
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Proposed translations
6 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
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Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
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heavenly
or celestial
from Latin caelestis celestial, from caelum sky
Date: 14th century
1 : of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity
2 : of or relating to the sky or visible heavens *the sun, moon, and stars are celestial bodies*
3 a : ETHEREAL, OTHERWORLDLY b : OLYMPIAN, SUPREME
4 capitalized [Celestial Empire, old name for China] : of or relating to China or the Chinese
–ce£les£tial£ly \-ch*-l*, -t*-*-l*\ adverb
from Latin caelestis celestial, from caelum sky
Date: 14th century
1 : of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity
2 : of or relating to the sky or visible heavens *the sun, moon, and stars are celestial bodies*
3 a : ETHEREAL, OTHERWORLDLY b : OLYMPIAN, SUPREME
4 capitalized [Celestial Empire, old name for China] : of or relating to China or the Chinese
–ce£les£tial£ly \-ch*-l*, -t*-*-l*\ adverb
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+5
6 mins
Joseph Brazauskas
United States
United States
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Native in: English (Variant: British) 
, Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: Latin to English, English to Latin, Greek (Ancient) to English, and 23 more.
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4
heavenly/celestial/divine
Kigh-LESS-tiss
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Note added at 2004-02-24 17:18:52 (GMT)
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In classical Latin, c was sounded like k (but unaspirated), ae like igh in high, l as in less, e as in red, t as in stone (approximately; but Latin t was a true dental), i very like in hit, s as in so.
The penult (next to last) syllable bears the accent.
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Note added at 2004-02-24 17:18:52 (GMT)
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In classical Latin, c was sounded like k (but unaspirated), ae like igh in high, l as in less, e as in red, t as in stone (approximately; but Latin t was a true dental), i very like in hit, s as in so.
The penult (next to last) syllable bears the accent.
Peer comment(s):
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Chris Rowson (X)
: This is exactly the pronunciation I was taught in school (though I thought this was just an English public school thing with no historical basis).
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It is the so-called Restored Pronunciation, an approximation to what Latin is believed to have sounded like in the 1st century BCE. It's standard in American and, I believe, German schools and colleges as well.
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Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr
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Maximas, Victoria, tibi gratias ago.
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JessicaC
2 hrs
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Thank you.
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Marina Khonina
8 hrs
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Thanks.
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danya
: ae as igh? i would argue here (representing Russian school) and suggest "e" as in pet
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A Spaniard would suggest e as in beso, a Frenchman as in bete, and so on. There are as many national pronunciations of Latin as there are nations, but the international standard among classicists is the Restored.
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Cristina Moldovan do Amaral
2 days 4 mins
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Thanks.
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+1
5 mins
heavenly
"C" is like in "archer"
"ae" like in "fed"
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-02-24 17:12:52 GMT)
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\"ae\" like \"e\" in \"fed\"
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Note added at 28 mins (2004-02-24 17:34:51 GMT)
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Joseph is right...my Latin pronunciation is typical Italian...
Have a look at the link below:
http://www.utexas.edu/courses/cc303/sounds/
"ae" like in "fed"
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-02-24 17:12:52 GMT)
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\"ae\" like \"e\" in \"fed\"
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Note added at 28 mins (2004-02-24 17:34:51 GMT)
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Joseph is right...my Latin pronunciation is typical Italian...
Have a look at the link below:
http://www.utexas.edu/courses/cc303/sounds/
Peer comment(s):
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Joseph Brazauskas
: But this is the ecclesiastical pronunciation. These values for c and ae did not obtain till Mediaeval times.
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you're right..I've been educated in Italy and that's the pronunciation we use!!!
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