calceate
US/kælˈsiɪt/
calceate adjective: synonym of shod: wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) as opposed to the barefoot mendicant orders.
Adjective
calceate (not comparable)
- Synonym of shod: wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) as opposed to the barefoot mendicant orders.
- Synonyms:
- shod
Verb
US/kælˈsijɪt/
calceate (third-person singular simple present calceates, present participle calceating, simple past and past participle calceated)
Synonyms of calceate
Forms of calceate
| third-person singular present | calceates |
|---|---|
| present participle | calceating |
| past participle | calceated |
| past | calceated |
Origin of calceate
From Latin calceātus, participle of calceāre (“to shoe, to provide with shoes”), from calceus (“calceus, shoe”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from calx (“heel”) + -eus (“-y”, adjective-forming suffix). Equivalent to Latin calceus + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Equivalent to calceus (“calceus, shoe”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of calcate.
Words formed from calceate
- Fathers Calceate
Questions about calceate
- What does calceate mean?
- Calceate means synonym of shod: wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) as opposed to the barefoot mendicant orders.
- What part of speech is calceate?
- Calceate can be an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce calceate?
- Calceate is pronounced /kælˈsiɪt/ (US).
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