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calceate

/kælˈsiɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cal-ceate
IPA
/kælˈsiɪt/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of shod: wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) as opposed to the barefoot mendicant orders.

verb

Synonym of shoe: to put on shoes.

Obsolete

Etymology

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kælˈsiɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

calceates (present, singular) calceating (participle, present) calceated (participle, past) calceated (past)

Phrases

Fathers Calceate

Synonyms

shod shoe

Questions

How do you pronounce calceate?
The recorded pronunciation is /kælˈsiɪt/.
What does calceate mean?
Synonym of shod: wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) as opposed to the barefoot mendicant orders.
Where does calceate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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