Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caelum

/ˈsiːləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: caelum
IPA: /ˈsiːləm/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a chisel.

Etymology

From Latin caelum (“a chisel”). Named in the 17th century by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.

Word Breakdown

Root: *kh₂eyd-

Derived Forms

Caeli

Homonyms

coelom

Rhymes With

velum

Questions

How do you pronounce caelum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiːləm/.
What does caelum mean?: A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a chisel.
Where does caelum come from?: From Latin caelum (“a chisel”). Named in the 17th century by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.

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