calx

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin calx (lime).

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  • IPA: /kælks/

[edit] Noun

Singular
calx

Plural
calxes

calx (plural calxes)

  1. (archaic) The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston.
  2. (Now recognised as being) the oxide left after calcination of a metal.
  3. calcium oxide

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[edit] Latin

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khaliks), pebble).

[edit] Noun

calx (genitive calcis); f, third declension

  1. limestone
  2. chalk
  3. the finish line
[edit] Inflection
Number Singular Plural
nominative calcis calcisēs
genitive calcisis calcisium
dative calcisī calcisibus
accusative calcisem calcisēs 1
ablative calcise calcisibus
vocative calcis calcisēs

1 May also be calcisīs.

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[edit] Etymology 2

Possibly from an extension of the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)kel- "to bend", whence also Ancient Greek σκέλος leg.

[edit] Noun

calx (genitive calcis); f, third declension

  1. heel, part of the foot on the backside where it becomes the leg
[edit] Inflection
Number Singular Plural
nominative calx calcēs
genitive calcis calcium
dative calcī calcibus
accusative calcem calcēs 1
ablative calce calcibus
vocative calx calcēs

1 May also be calcīs.

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