Calor
See also: calor
Latin
Etymology
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”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈka.ɫɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.lor]
Proper noun
Calor m sg (genitive Calōris); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Calor |
| genitive | Calōris |
| dative | Calōrī |
| accusative | Calōrem |
| ablative | Calōre |
| vocative | Calor |
References
- “Călŏr”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Calor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Calor”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- ^ DNGI: Dizionario dei nomi geografici italiani, TEA, Torino 1992.