calcatorium

Latin

Etymology

From calcāre (“to trample”) +‎ -tōrium (“-ory: forming locations”), from calx (“heel”) + -āre (“forming verbs”).

Pronunciation

Noun

calcātōrium n (genitive calcātōriī or calcātōrī); second declension

  1. winepress, particularly a location where grapes are crushed underfoot to produce juice or wine

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative calcātōrium calcātōria
genitive calcātōriī
calcātōrī1 		calcātōriōrum
dative calcātōriō calcātōriīs
accusative calcātōrium calcātōria
ablative calcātōriō calcātōriīs
vocative calcātōrium calcātōria

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

  • Italian: calcatoio
  • → English: calcatory

References

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