LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

calceārium

calceārium n (genitive calceāriī or calceārī)
Classical[kaɫ.keˈaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[kal̠ʲ.t͡ʃeˈaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. money given to soldiers for the expense of maintaining their shoes

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecalceāriumcalceāria
genitivecalceāriī
calceārī		calceāriōrum
dativecalceāriōcalceāriīs
accusativecalceāriumcalceāria
ablativecalceāriōcalceāriīs
vocativecalceāriumcalceāria

calcĕārĭum (calcĭār-), ii, n. id., lit. adj sc. argentum,
I. money for shoes, shoemoney, Dig. 34, 1, 21; 2, 15, 8, § 14; Suet. Vesp 8.

Origins

From calceus (“shoe”) + -ārium (of purpose), via *calceārius (“relating to shoes”).

Italo-Romance
  • Italiancalzare
  • Italiancalzaio
  • Italiancalzaiolo
Borrowings
  • Basquegaltzari

Quick answers

What does calceārium mean in Latin?
calceārium, a noun, means “money given to soldiers for the expense of maintaining their shoes”.
What is the genitive of calceārium?
The genitive singular is calceāriī. calceārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce calceārium?
In classical Latin, [kaɫ.keˈaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kal̠ʲ.t͡ʃeˈaː.ri.um].