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noun · neutersecond declension

calcāneum

calcāneum n (genitive calcāneī)
Classical[kaɫˈkaː.ne.ũː]Ecclesiastical[kalˈkaː.ne.um]

Meaning

  1. heel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecalcāneumcalcānea
genitivecalcāneīcalcāneōrum
dativecalcāneōcalcāneīs
accusativecalcāneumcalcānea
ablativecalcāneōcalcāneīs
vocativecalcāneumcalcānea

calcānĕum, i, n. (calcānĕus, i, m., Isid. Orig. 11, 1, 14; Ambros. in Psa. 48) [calx] (a rare form for calx),
I. the heel, Verg. M. 36: camelorum, Lampr. Elag. 20.

Origins

From calx (“heel”).

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecalcanho
  • Portuguesecalcanhar
  • Spanishcalcaño
  • Spanishcalcañar
  • Spanishcarcañal
  • Asturiancalcañu
  • Galiciancalcaño
  • Galiciancalcañar
  • Galiciancalcañeira
  • Galiciancalcañeiro
Elsewhere
  • Catalancalcani
  • Englishcalcaneum
  • Portuguesecalcâneo
  • Spanishcalcáneo
Insular Romance
  • Sardiniancalcanzu
  • Sardiniancarcàngiu
  • Sardiniancarcanzu
Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniancălcâi
  • Aromaniancãlcãnju
  • Aromaniancãlcãnjiu
  • Megleno-Romaniancălcǫn'
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiancalcagno
  • Siciliancarcagnu
  • Venetancalcagno
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancalcany
  • Gasconcaucàgn
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliancalcagn
  • Romanshchaltgogn
  • Romanshcalcogn
  • Romanshchalchagn

In English words that came into English from calcāneum

  • calcaneuscalcāneus
  • calcaneumcalcāneum

Quick answers

What does calcāneum mean in Latin?
calcāneum, a noun, means “heel”.
What is the genitive of calcāneum?
The genitive singular is calcāneī. calcāneum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce calcāneum?
In classical Latin, [kaɫˈkaː.ne.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kalˈkaː.ne.um].