calcareus

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Latin

Etymology

Misspelling of Classical Latin calcārius (“pertaining to lime”), from calx (“limestone, lime, chalk”) +‎ -ārius. The spelling with -eus could have been influenced by the distinct suffix -eus, or it could simply be a result of the homophony of -ius and -eus in some pronunciation styles.

Pronunciation

Adjective

calcāreus (feminine calcārea, neuter calcāreum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) chalky (as a botanical epithet)

Usage notes

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative calcāreus calcārea calcāreum calcāreī calcāreae calcārea
genitive calcāreī calcāreae calcāreī calcāreōrum calcāreārum calcāreōrum
dative calcāreō calcāreae calcāreō calcāreīs
accusative calcāreum calcāream calcāreum calcāreōs calcāreās calcārea
ablative calcāreō calcāreā calcāreō calcāreīs
vocative calcāree calcārea calcāreum calcāreī calcāreae calcārea
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