LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

caldārium

caldārium n (genitive caldāriī or caldārī)
Classical[kaɫˈdaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[kalˈdaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. warm bath
  2. caldarium (room in Roman baths containing hot water)
  3. boiler for heating water for the baths
  4. Late Latinportable stove

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaldāriumcaldāria
genitivecaldāriī
caldārī		caldāriōrum
dativecaldāriōcaldāriīs
accusativecaldāriumcaldāria
ablativecaldāriōcaldāriīs
vocativecaldāriumcaldāria

Origins

From caldus (“warm in temperature”, alternative form of calidus) + -ārium (improperly for an adjective), via *caldārius.

Descendants
  • Englishcaldarium
  • Frenchcaldarium
  • Italiancalidario
  • Megleno-Romaniancăldar
  • Albaniankaldar
  • Bulgarianка́рдаfrom Byzantine Greek καλδάριον
  • Bulgarianга́рдаfrom Byzantine Greek καλδάριον
  • Turkishgerdelfrom Byzantine Greek καλδάριον
  • Arabicجَرْدَلfrom Byzantine Greek καλδάριον
  • Armenianկէռտէլfrom Byzantine Greek καλδάριον

In English words that came into English from caldārium

  • calderacaldāria
  • caldariumcaldārium
  • calidariumcalidārium

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCaldariumCaldarium 1. The hot or thermal chamber of Roman baths (Vitr. 5.10; Sen. Ep. 86; Cels. 1.4; BALNEAE). Also the boiler in which the water for supplying…

Quick answers

What does caldārium mean in Latin?
caldārium, a noun, means “warm bath; caldarium (room in Roman baths containing hot water); boiler for heating water for the baths”.
What is the genitive of caldārium?
The genitive singular is caldāriī. caldārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce caldārium?
In classical Latin, [kaɫˈdaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kalˈdaː.ri.um].
Which English words come from caldārium?
English words that go back to Latin caldārium include caldarium, calidarium and caldera.