calcareus

Latin

Etymology

Misspelling of Classical Latin calcārius (“pertaining to lime”), from calx (“limestone, lime, chalk”) +‎ -ārius. The spelling with -eus could have been influenced by the distinct suffix -eus, or it could simply be a result of the homophony of -ius and -eus in some pronunciation styles.

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

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.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	calcāreus	calcārea	calcāreum		calcāreī	calcāreae	calcārea
genitive	calcāreī	calcāreae	calcāreī		calcāreōrum	calcāreārum	calcāreōrum
dative	calcāreō	calcāreae	calcāreō		calcāreīs
accusative	calcāreum	calcāream	calcāreum		calcāreōs	calcāreās	calcārea
ablative	calcāreō	calcāreā	calcāreō		calcāreīs
vocative	calcāree	calcārea	calcāreum		calcāreī	calcāreae	calcārea