calcareus

Latin

Etymology

calx (“chalk”) +‎ -āreus

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kalˈkaː.re.us/, [käɫ̪ˈkäːreʊs̠]
  • (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
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