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noun · neutersecond declension

calcātōrium

calcātōrium n (genitive calcātōriī or calcātōrī)
Classical[kaɫ.kaːˈtoː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[kal.kaˈtɔː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. winepress, particularly a location where grapes are crushed underfoot to produce juice or wine

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecalcātōriumcalcātōria
genitivecalcātōriī
calcātōrī		calcātōriōrum
dativecalcātōriōcalcātōriīs
accusativecalcātōriumcalcātōria
ablativecalcātōriōcalcātōriīs
vocativecalcātōriumcalcātōria

calcātōrĭum, ii, n. id,
I. a wine-press, Pall. 1, 18, 1 and 2; cf. Isid. Orig. 15, 6, 8.

Origins

From calcāre (“to trample”) + -tōrium (“-ory: forming locations”), from calx (“heel”) + -āre (“forming verbs”).

Descendants
  • Italiancalcatoio
  • Englishcalcatory

Quick answers

What does calcātōrium mean in Latin?
calcātōrium, a noun, means “winepress, particularly a location where grapes are crushed underfoot to produce juice or wine”.
What is the genitive of calcātōrium?
The genitive singular is calcātōriī. calcātōrium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce calcātōrium?
In classical Latin, [kaɫ.kaːˈtoː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kal.kaˈtɔː.ri.um].