calx
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin calx (“lime”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /kælks/
Noun [edit]
calx (plural calxes or calces)
- (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.
- (Now recognised as being) the oxide left after calcination of a metal.
- calcium oxide
Translations [edit]
the substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt
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calcium oxide — see calcium oxide
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Latin [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khaliks, “pebble”).
Noun [edit]
calx (genitive calcis); f, third declension
Inflection [edit]
| 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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Etymology 2 [edit]
Possibly from an extension of the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)kel- "to bend", whence also Ancient Greek σκέλος (skelos, “leg”).
Noun [edit]
calx (genitive calcis); f, third declension
- heel, part of the foot on the backside where it becomes the leg
Inflection [edit]
| 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.
Derived terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
- Portuguese: coice
