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noun · masculinethird declension

calor1

calor m (genitive calōris)
Classical[ˈka.ɫɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.lor]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. masculinewarmth, heat; glow
  2. masculineheat of passion, zeal, ardour
  3. masculinefire of love, ardent love

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

quod ignis et sōl dant; aestāte calōrem sentīmus.
calor -ōris m — in Mille Verba, Caelum et Tempestātēs
vīs calida corporis
calor -ōris (m) — in Aeneis, ch. 8

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecalorcalōrēs
genitivecalōriscalōrum
dativecalōrīcalōribus
accusativecalōremcalōrēs
ablativecalōrecalōribus
vocativecalorcalōrēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

aer calore et frigore temperatus
temperate climate.
calor se frangit (opp. increscit)
the heat is abating.

călor, ōris, m. caleo; cf. Varr. ap. Non. p. 46, 22,
I. warmth, heat, glow.
I. Lit.
A. In gen. (very freq. in prose and poet.): neque mihi ulla obsistet amnis nec calor; nec frigus metuo, Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 19; so (opp. frigus) Lucr. 2, 517; 6, 371; Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 101; Verg. G. 2, 344; 4, 36; (opp. refrigeratio) Vitr. 1, 4: calor ignis, Lucr. 1, 425: solis, id. 5, 571; 6, 514: fulminis, id. 6, 234.—In plur., Cic. Off. 2, 4, 13; id. N. D. 2, 60, 151; Hor. C. 3, 24, 37 al.—
B. Esp.
1. Vital heat; so, vitalis, Lucr. 3, 129; Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 27: ut omnia quae aluntur atque crescunt, contineant in se vim caloris, sine quā neque ali possent neque crescere, id. ib. 2, 9, 23: omnis et una Dilapsus calor, Verg. A. 4, 705.—
2. Summer heat, the warmth of summer: vitandi caloris causā Lanuvii tres horas acquieveram, Cic. Att. 13, 34 init.; id. de Or. 1, 62, 265.—Hence also for summer (opp. ver and autumnus), Lucr. 1, 175; Col. 11, 2, 48: mediis caloribus, in the midst of summer, Liv. 2, 5, 3; so plur.: ut tectis saepti frigora caloresque pellamus, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 152.—
3. The glow of a hot wind (cf. Lucr. 6, 323: vis venti commixta calore): dum ficus prima calorque, etc., the burning heat of the parching Sirocco, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 5: calores austrini, Verg. G. 2, 270 (cf.: calidi Austri, Ov. M. 7, 532).—
4. The heat of a fever, Tib. 4, 11, 2.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen., the heat of passion, fire, zeal, ardor, impetuosity, vehemence (so perh. not before the Aug. per.; esp. freq. in Quint.; cf.: ardor, fervor): si calor ac spiritus tulit, Quint. 10, 7, 13: Polus juvenili calore inconsideratior, id. 2, 15, 28: calor cogitationis, qui scribendi morā refrixit, id. 10, 3, 6; cf. id. 9, 4, 113: calorem cogitationis exstinguere, id. 8, praef. § 27: et impetus, id. 10, 3, 17: dicendi, id. 11, 3, 130: lenis caloris alieni derisus, id. 6, 2, 15: dicentis, Plin. Ep. 4, 9, 11; 2, 19, 2: pietatis, id. Pan. 3, 1: ambitionis calor abducit a tutis, Sen. Ben. 2, 14, 5: quod calore aliquo gerendum est, id. Ira, 3, 3, 5: cohortationis, Val. Max. 2, 6, 2: iracundiae, Dig. 50, 17, 48: Martius, Stat. Achill. 2, 26; Luc. 2, 324 et saep.—
B. Esp., ardent love, the fire of love: trahere calorem, Ov. M. 11, 305; so id. H. 19, 173; Sil. 14, 223.—In plur. (cf. amores), Hor. C. 4, 9, 11; Ov. A. A. 1, 237.

Origins

From caleō (“to be warm, hot”) + -or.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancalor
  • Occitancalor
  • Occitanchalor
  • Frenchcalorie
  • Franco-Provençalchalor
  • Old Frenchchalor
  • Old Frenchcalor
  • Old Frenchcalur
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiancalore
  • Italiancalura
  • Siciliancaluri
  • Siciliancalura
  • Venetancałor
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecalor
  • Spanishcalor
  • Aragonesecalor
  • Asturiancalor
  • Galiciancalor
Insular Romance
  • Sardiniancalore
Balkano-Romance
  • Aromaniancãloari
  • Aromaniancãroari
  • Megleno-Romaniancăloari
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliancalôr
  • Romanshchalur
Gallo-Italic
  • Piedmontesecalor
  • Romagnolcalôr
Borrowings
  • Indonesiankalor
proper noun · masculinethird declension
Calor2
Calor m sg (genitive Calōris)
Classical[ˈka.ɫɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.lor]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularOne of the most important tributaries of the Vulturnus, now called Calore.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCalor—
genitiveCalōris—
dativeCalōrī—
accusativeCalōrem—
ablativeCalōre—
vocativeCalor—

Călŏr, ōris, m.,
I. a river in Samnium, now the Calore, Liv. 2, 14, 2; 25, 17, 1.

Origins

Formally equivalent to calor (“heat”), but it could instead be from a root meaning "muddy, spotted," compare caligo (“mist, vapor, fog”), Sanskrit कलंक (kalaṃka, “blemish”), Ancient Greek κελαινός (kelainós, “dark, black”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCalorCalor (Κάλωρ). 1. A river of Samnium, one of the most considerable of the tributaries of the Vulturnus, still called the Calore. It rises in the count…

Quick answers

What does calor mean in Latin?
calor, a noun, means “warmth, heat; glow; heat of passion, zeal, ardour”.
What is the genitive of calor?
The genitive singular is calōris. calor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce calor?
In classical Latin, [ˈka.ɫɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.lor].