LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

caltha

caltha f (genitive calthae)

Meaning

  1. femininemarigold

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecalthacalthae
genitivecalthaecalthārum
dativecalthaecalthīs
accusativecalthamcalthās
ablativecalthācalthīs
vocativecalthacalthae

caltha, ae, f. (calthum, i, n., Prud. Cath. 5, 114) [cf. Gr. χάλκανθος],
I. a strongsmelling yellow flower, prob. our pot marigold: Calendula officinalis, Linn.; Plin. 21, 6, 15, § 28; Verg. E. 2, 50; Col. 10, 97; 10, 310.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάλαθος (kálathos), καλθε (kalthe, “yellow flower”), later “goblet” (because of its shape), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“gleam, yellow”).

Elsewhere
  • Italiancalta
  • Frenchcaltha
  • Albaniankaltërfrom Vulgar Latin *calthinus
  • Albaniankaltëfrom Vulgar Latin *calthinus
  • Albaniankaltënfrom Vulgar Latin *calthinus
  • Albaniankaltërtfrom Vulgar Latin *calthinus
Eastern Romance
  • Romaniancalce
Old Spanish
  • Spanishcalta

Quick answers

What does caltha mean in Latin?
caltha, a noun, means “marigold”.
What is the genitive of caltha?
The genitive singular is calthae. caltha is feminine, first declension.