calcareus

Latin

Etymology

calx (“chalk”) +‎ -āreus

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kalˈkaː.re.us/, [käɫ̪ˈkäːreʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kalˈka.re.us/, [kälˈkäːreus]

Adjective

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

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

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
• The Classical Latin form with the same meaning is calcārius. The form ending in -eus is a misspelling that has become established as a taxonomic epithet.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	calcāreus	calcārea	calcāreum		calcāreī	calcāreae	calcārea
Genitive	calcāreī	calcāreae	calcāreī		calcāreōrum	calcāreārum	calcāreōrum
Dative	calcāreō		calcāreō		calcāreīs
Accusative	calcāreum	calcāream	calcāreum		calcāreōs	calcāreās	calcārea
Ablative	calcāreō	calcāreā	calcāreō		calcāreīs
Vocative	calcāree	calcārea	calcāreum		calcāreī	calcāreae	calcārea