"calx" meaning in Latin

See calx in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈkaɫks] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkalks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Uncertain. Either borrowed from Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx, “pebble”) or from a substrate origin where it was borrowed into both languages independently. See Sanskrit कर्कर (karkara, “limestone, bone”), perhaps related. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:bor<unc>|grc:χᾰ́λῐξ|qfa-sub:-}}, {{unc|la}} Uncertain, {{bor+|la|grc|χᾰ́λῐξ||pebble|nocap=1}} borrowed from Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx, “pebble”), {{bor|la|qfa-sub}} substrate, {{m+|sa|कर्कर||limestone, bone|w=1}} Sanskrit कर्कर (karkara, “limestone, bone”) Head templates: {{la-noun|calx<3.I>|g=f}} calx f (genitive calcis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|calx<3.I>}} Forms: calcis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], calx [nominative, singular], calcēs [nominative, plural], calcis [genitive, singular], calcium [genitive, plural], calcī [dative, singular], calcibus [dative, plural], calcem [accusative, singular], calcēs [accusative, plural], calcīs [accusative, plural], calce [ablative, singular], calcibus [ablative, plural], calx [singular, vocative], calcēs [plural, vocative]
  1. limestone Tags: declension-3, feminine
    Sense id: en-calx-la-noun-FHqOoYQD Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Rocks Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 23 23 29 24 Disambiguation of Rocks: 15 15 37 33
  2. chalk Tags: declension-3, feminine
    Sense id: en-calx-la-noun-yIb~Efal Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Rocks Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 23 23 29 24 Disambiguation of Rocks: 15 15 37 33
  3. the finish line Tags: declension-3, feminine
    Sense id: en-calx-la-noun-FHgFQ5dt Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Pages using etymon with no ID, Rocks Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 54 37 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 23 23 29 24 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 22 22 56 Disambiguation of Rocks: 15 15 37 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: calcārius, calcifraga, calcium, calculus Related terms: calculātiō, calculātor
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ˈkaɫks] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkalks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Uncertain, with possibilities including: * An extension of the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)kel- (“to bend”). * Non-Indo-European (possibly Etruscan) origin; however, De Vaan notes the lack of a "concrete comparandum" for this. * From Proto-Indo-European *klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-, related to Serbo-Croatian kuk (“thigh, hip”), Bulgarian кълка (kǎlka, “hip”), Russian колк (kolk, “bony stump”), Latvian kulksnis (“hock”), Lithuanian kulksnis (“ankle”), Old Prussian culczi (“hip”) and possibly Sanskrit कल्कुषी (kalkuṣī́, “wrist and elbow”). Etymology templates: {{unc|la}} Uncertain, {{der|la|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European, {{bor|la|ett|-}} Etruscan, {{der|la|ine-pro|*klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-|}} Proto-Indo-European *klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-, {{cog|sh|kuk|t=thigh, hip}} Serbo-Croatian kuk (“thigh, hip”), {{cog|bg|кълка|t=hip}} Bulgarian кълка (kǎlka, “hip”), {{cog|ru|колк|t=bony stump}} Russian колк (kolk, “bony stump”), {{cog|lv|kulksnis||hock}} Latvian kulksnis (“hock”), {{cog|lt|kulksnis||ankle}} Lithuanian kulksnis (“ankle”), {{cog|prg|culczi||hip}} Old Prussian culczi (“hip”), {{cog|sa|कल्कुषी|t=wrist and elbow|tr=kalkuṣī́}} Sanskrit कल्कुषी (kalkuṣī́, “wrist and elbow”) Head templates: {{la-noun|calx<3.I>|g=f}} calx f (genitive calcis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|calx<3.I>}} Forms: calcis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], calx [nominative, singular], calcēs [nominative, plural], calcis [genitive, singular], calcium [genitive, plural], calcī [dative, singular], calcibus [dative, plural], calcem [accusative, singular], calcēs [accusative, plural], calcīs [accusative, plural], calce [ablative, singular], calcibus [ablative, plural], calx [singular, vocative], calcēs [plural, vocative]
  1. (anatomy) heel (of the foot) Tags: declension-3, feminine Synonyms: tālus, tālō [Medieval-Latin]
    Sense id: en-calx-la-noun-zePokzT7 Categories (other): Anatomy, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Rocks Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 23 23 29 24 Disambiguation of Rocks: 15 15 37 33 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Derived forms: calcāneum, calcāneus, calcar, calceō, calceus, calciō, calcitrō, calcō, conculcō, *incalciāre, inculcō
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "calcārius"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "calcifraga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "calcium"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "calculus"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Vulgar Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "raw_tags": [
        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
      ],
      "sense": "paved road",
      "word": "*calciāta"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Vulgar Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "raw_tags": [
        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
      ],
      "sense": "lime, limestone",
      "word": "*calcīna"
    },
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      "lang_code": "la",
      "raw_tags": [
        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
      ],
      "word": "*cals"
    },
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      "lang_code": "la",
      "raw_tags": [
        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
      ],
      "word": "*calis"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Vulgar Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "raw_tags": [
        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
      ],
      "word": "*calem"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Vulgar Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "raw_tags": [
        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
      ],
      "word": "*calcestris"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "lang_code": "sq",
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      ],
      "word": "gëlqë"
    },
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          "lang_code": "br",
          "word": "kalk"
        },
        {
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            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
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            }
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      "lang": "Proto-West Germanic",
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      "lang_code": "io",
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          "lang": "Manx",
          "lang_code": "gv",
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          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "lang_code": "gd",
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          "lang_code": "mga",
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          ],
          "word": "calcaid"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "lang_code": "sga",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
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      "word": "cailc"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "calce"
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      "name": "etymon"
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        "1": "la"
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      "expansion": "Uncertain",
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        "3": "",
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        "genitive"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "calcium",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "calcī",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "calcem",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "calce",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "form": "calcibus",
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      "form": "calx",
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        "singular",
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    },
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      "form": "calcēs",
      "source": "declension",
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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          "_dis": "15 15 37 33",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkaɫks]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkalks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "calx"
}

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      "expansion": "Uncertain",
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  "etymology_text": "Uncertain, with possibilities including:\n* An extension of the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)kel- (“to bend”).\n* Non-Indo-European (possibly Etruscan) origin; however, De Vaan notes the lack of a \"concrete comparandum\" for this.\n* From Proto-Indo-European *klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-, related to Serbo-Croatian kuk (“thigh, hip”), Bulgarian кълка (kǎlka, “hip”), Russian колк (kolk, “bony stump”), Latvian kulksnis (“hock”), Lithuanian kulksnis (“ankle”), Old Prussian culczi (“hip”) and possibly Sanskrit कल्कुषी (kalkuṣī́, “wrist and elbow”).",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calcium",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calcī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calcibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "calcem",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "calcēs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calcīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "calce",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calcibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    },
    {
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        "vocative"
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      "form": "calcēs",
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}

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      "word": "calcāneum"
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      "word": "calcar"
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        "heel (of the foot)"
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}

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