calci
Dictionary entries
- Entry →calcus, calci:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Late
- Field:
- Technical
small weight;
gen. sg.loc. sg.nom. pl.voc. 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;
abl. sg.dat. sg.loc. sg. - Entry →calcis, calcis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
lead vial/bottle/jar;
abl. sg.dat. sg.loc. sg.
Examples
Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...caluere, materiae. Quod ne accidere mireris, uiuae calci aquam infunde: feruebit. [25,1] Quaedam aquae mortiferae sunt..."Liber XVI
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...obiit, fortuita mariti iracundia, a quo gravida ictu calcis adflicta est neque enim venenum crediderim, quamvis quidam scriptores..."
