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calcaire

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin calcārius, from calx.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kal.kɛʁ/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Noun

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calcaire m (plural calcaires)

  1. limestone

Adjective

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calcaire (plural calcaires)

  1. calcareous
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Further reading

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Irish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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calcaire m (genitive singular calcaire, nominative plural calcairí)

  1. caulker
  2. caulking-iron
  3. glutton

Declension

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Synonyms

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Mutation

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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.

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