calcareus
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) 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
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 | |||||
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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 |