calcivorus

Latin

Etymology

From calx +‎ vorō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kalˈki.u̯o.rus/, [käɫ̪ˈkiu̯ɔrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kalˈt͡ʃi.vo.rus/, [käl̠ʲˈt͡ʃiːvorus]

Adjective

calcivorus (feminine calcivora, neuter calcivorum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) lime/limestone-eating

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	calcivorus	calcivora	calcivorum		calcivorī	calcivorae	calcivora
Genitive	calcivorī	calcivorae	calcivorī		calcivorōrum	calcivorārum	calcivorōrum
Dative	calcivorō		calcivorō		calcivorīs
Accusative	calcivorum	calcivoram	calcivorum		calcivorōs	calcivorās	calcivora
Ablative	calcivorō	calcivorā	calcivorō		calcivorīs
Vocative	calcivore	calcivora	calcivorum		calcivorī	calcivorae	calcivora