calcar

See also calçar

English

Etymology 1

From the Italian calcara (“lime-kiln”).

Noun

calcar (plural calcars)

1. A small oven or furnace, used for the calcination of sand and potash, and converting them into frit.

Related terms

• calcarious
• calcary

Etymology 2

From the Latin calcar (“spur”).

Noun

calcar (plural calcars)

1. (botany, anatomy) A spur-like projection.

Derived terms

• calcarate

Related terms

• calcariferous
• calcariform
• calcarine

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin calcāre.

Verb

calcar (first-person singular indicative present o, past participle áu)

1. to press, push
2. to hit, strike

Conjugation

Conjugation of calcar

		impersonal moods
infinitive		calcar
gerundive		calcando
participle		m calcáu, f calcada, n calcao, m pl and n pl calcaos, f pl calcaes
number		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		yo	tu	él~elli	nosotros~nós	vosotros~vós	ellos
	present	calco	calques	calca	calcamos	calcáis	calquen
	preterite imperfect	calcaba	calcabes	calcaba	calcábemos	calcabeis	calcaben
	preterite indefinite	calqué	calcasti	calcó	calquemos	calcastis	calcaron
	pluperfect	calcare	calcares	calcare	calcáremos	calcareis	calcaren
subjunctive		yo	tu	él~elli	nosotros~nós	vosotros~vós	ellos
	present	calque	calques	calque	calquemos	calquéis	calquen
	preterite imperfect	calcare	calcares	calcare	calcáremos	calcareis	calcaren
potential		yo	tu	él~elli	nosotros~nós	vosotros~vós	ellos
	future	calcaré	calcarás	calcará	calcaremos	calcaréis	calcarán
	conditional	calcaría	calcaríes	calcaría	calcaríemos	calcaríeis	calcaríen
imperative		-	tu	-	-	vosotros~vós	-
	present		calca			calcái

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Latin

Noun

calcar (genitive calcāris); n, third declension

1. spur (equestrian, or of a cock)
2. (figuratively) incitement, stimulus

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	calcar	calcāria
genitive	calcāris	calcārium
dative	calcārī	calcāribus
accusative	calcar	calcāria
ablative	calcārī	calcāribus
vocative	calcar	calcāria

Descendants

• English: calcar

References

• New Latin Grammar, Allen and Greenough, 1903.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin calcāre.

Verb

calcar (first-person singular present indicative calco, past participle calcado)

1. To trample
2. To press (grapes etc)
3. To crush
4. To humiliate

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb calcar

Notes:

• This is a regular verb of the -ar group.
• The last letter c is changed to qu, depending on the following vowel, resulting in these three possible sequences: -ca-, -que- and -co-.
• Verbs with this conjugation include: brincar, buscar, pecar, trancar.

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	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele/ela/você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles/elas/vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	calcar
Personal	calcar	calcares	calcar	calcarmos	calcardes	calcarem
Gerund
	calcando
Past participle
Masculine	calcado			calcados
Feminine	calcada			calcadas
Indicative
Present	calco	calcas	calca	calcamos	calcais	calcam
Imperfect	calcava	calcavas	calcava	calcávamos	calcáveis	calcavam
Preterite	calquei	calcaste	calcou	calcamos calcámos	calcastes	calcaram
Pluperfect	calcara	calcaras	calcara	calcáramos	calcáreis	calcaram
Future	calcarei	calcarás	calcará	calcaremos	calcareis	calcarão
Conditional	calcaria	calcarias	calcaria	calcaríamos	calcaríeis	calcariam
Subjunctive
Present	calque	calques	calque	calquemos	calqueis	calquem
Imperfect	calcasse	calcasses	calcasse	calcássemos	calcásseis	calcassem
Future	calcar	calcares	calcar	calcarmos	calcardes	calcarem
Imperative
Affirmative	calque	calca	calque	calquemos	calcai	calquem
Negative (não)	calque	calques	calque	calquemos	calqueis	calquem

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin calcāre, present active infinitive of calcō.

Verb

calcar (first-person singular present calco, first-person singular preterite calqué, past participle calcado)

1. to trace, copy (copy by means of carbon paper or tracing paper)
2. to trample

Conjugation

    Conjugation of calcar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

Rule: c becomes a qu before every e.

infinitive			calcar
gerund			calcando
past participle			calcado
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	calco	calcas	calca	calcamos	calcáis	calcan
	imperfect	calcaba	calcabas	calcaba	calcábamos	calcabais	calcaban
	preterite	calqué	calcaste	calcó	calcamos	calcasteis	calcaron
	future	calcaré	calcarás	calcará	calcaremos	calcaréis	calcarán
	conditional	calcaría	calcarías	calcaría	calcaríamos	calcaríais	calcarían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	calque	calques	calque	calquemos	calquéis	calquen
	imperfect (ra)	calcara	calcaras	calcara	calcáramos	calcarais	calcaran
	imperfect (se)	calcase	calcases	calcase	calcásemos	calcaseis	calcasen
	future	calcare	calcares	calcare	calcáremos	calcareis	calcaren
imperative		—	tú	usted	nosotros	vosotros	ustedes
	affirmative		calca	calque	calquemos	calcad	calquen
	negative		no calques	no calque	no calquemos	no calquéis	no calquen

Other verbs with this conjugation:

[+] Spanish verbs ending in -ar (conjugation -car)

Related terms

• calco