Caldus

See also: caldus

Latin

Etymology

From caldus, variant of calidus (“hot”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.dus/, [ˈkäɫ̪d̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.dus/, [ˈkäl̪d̪us]

Proper noun

Caldus m sg (genitive Caldī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Gaius Coelius Caldus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Caldus
Genitive	Caldī
Dative	Caldō
Accusative	Caldum
Ablative	Caldō
Vocative	Calde

References

• Caldus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Caldus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray