caesius

See also: Caesius

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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 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
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