noun · masculinesecond declension
calceolus
calceolus m (genitive calceolī)
Classical[kaɫˈke.ɔ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[kal̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛː.o.lus]
Meaning
- masculinesmall shoe
- masculineslipper
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | calceolus | calceolī |
| genitive | calceolī | calceolōrum |
| dative | calceolō | calceolīs |
| accusative | calceolum | calceolōs |
| ablative | calceolō | calceolīs |
| vocative | calceole | calceolī |
calcĕŏlus, i, m. dim. calceus,
I. a small shoe, half-boot, ὑποδημάτιον (rare), *Cic. N. D. 1, 29, 82; Memmius ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 4, 261; Scrib. Comp. 208.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
calceolus ī, m dim.
calceus, a little shoe.
Origins
From calceus (“calceus, footwear”) + -olus (“-ole: forming diminutives”), from calx (“heel”) + -eus (“-y: forming adjectives”).
Elsewhere
- Italiancalzolo
- Italiancalzuolo
- Sardiniancazzola
- Sardiniancathola
- Romanshchaltschiel
- Romanshcaltschol
Borrowings
- Englishcalceolariafrom Translingual Calceolaria
- Englishcalceolate
In English words that came into English from calceolus
- calceolariacalceolus
- calceolatecalceolus