LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

calcāria

calcāria f (genitive calcāriae)

Meaning

  1. lime quarry
  2. limekiln
  3. limeworks

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecalcāriacalcāriae
genitivecalcāriaecalcāriārum
dativecalcāriaecalcāriīs
accusativecalcāriamcalcāriās
ablativecalcāriācalcāriīs
vocativecalcāriacalcāriae

Origins

From calcārius (“of or pertaining to lime”), from calx (“lime”) + -ārius.

Descendants
  • Italiancalcara
  • ItalianCalcaia
  • ItalianCalcinaia
  • Albaniangëlqere

In English words that came into English from calcāria

  • caulkercalcāria

Quick answers

What does calcāria mean in Latin?
calcāria, a noun, means “lime quarry; limekiln; limeworks”.
What is the genitive of calcāria?
The genitive singular is calcāriae. calcāria is feminine, first declension.