calceolate
calceolate · more calceolate · most calceolate
Slipper-shaped, shaped like a slipperSlipper-shaped, shaped like a slipper.
/ˈkalsɪəleɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesSlipper-shaped, shaped like a slipper.
of slipper-shaped blossoms
Origin
From Latin calceolus (“little shoe, slipper”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), from calcFrom Latin calceolus (“little shoe, slipper”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), from calceus (“calceus, footwear”) + -olus (diminutive noun-forming suffix), from calx (“heel”) + -eus (adjective-forming suffix).
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Forms
more calceolate, most calceolate| Comparative | more calceolate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most calceolate Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- of slipper-shaped blossoms:calceiform
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedcalceolately
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form