Celer

See also: celer and céler

Latin

Etymology

From celer (fast, swift).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Celer m sg (genitive Celeris); third declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Publius Egnatius Celer, a Roman philosopher

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Celer
genitive Celeris
dative Celerī
accusative Celerem
ablative Celere
vocative Celer

References

  • Celer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Celer”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray