calceis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →calceus, calcei:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
shoe; soft shoe, slipper; [~ mullei/patricii => red shoe of ex-curule senator];
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - Entry →calx, calcis:
Common · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
heel; spur; pad (dog); forefeet; kick (Roman toe was unprotected); butt (beam);; limestone, lime; chalk, goal, goal-line (chalk mark), end of life; game piece;
acc. pl. - Entry →calcis, calcis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
lead vial/bottle/jar;
acc. pl.
Examples
Liber V
Gaius Phaedrus from FABVLARVM AESOPIARVM LIBRI QVINQVE
"...ligato crure niuea fascia,niueisque tunicis, niueis etiam calceis,superbiens honore diuinae domus,ab uniuersis capite est protrusus..."Liber VII
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...quousque vigilabis cum voles, dormies quamdiu voles? quousque calcei nusquam, toga feriata, liber totus dies? Tempus..."
