calcaire

French
calcaire

Etymology

From Latin calcārius, from calx.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kal.kɛʁ/
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Noun

calcaire m (plural calcaires)

  1. limestone

Adjective

calcaire (plural calcaires)

  1. calcareous

Further reading

Irish

Etymology

From calc (“caulk”, verb) +‎ -aire (agent noun suffix).

Noun

calcaire m (genitive singular calcaire, nominative plural calcairí)

  1. caulker
  2. caulking-iron
  3. glutton

Declension
Declension of calcaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative calcaire calcairí
Vocative a chalcaire a chalcairí
Genitive calcaire calcairí
Dative calcaire calcairí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an calcaire na calcairí
Genitive an chalcaire na gcalcairí
Dative leis an gcalcaire

don chalcaire

 leis na calcairí

Synonyms
  • (caulking-iron): calcóid f
  • (glutton): béiceadán, blaochán, bleadrachán, bleaistéir, cíocrachán, craosaire, fursaeir, gainéan, glutaire, gorb, graoisín, longaire, málaeir, slogaire, suthaire

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
calcaire chalcaire gcalcaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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