calvitium

Latin

Etymology

From calvus (“without hair, bald, hairless”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kalˈwi.ti.um/, [kaɫˈwɪ.ti.ũ]

Noun

calvitium n (genitive calvitiī); second declension

loss of hair, baldness
(of places without vegetation) bareness, scantiness, sterility

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	calvitium	calvitia
Genitive	calvitiī	calvitiōrum
Dative	calvitiō	calvitiīs
Accusative	calvitium	calvitia
Ablative	calvitiō	calvitiīs
Vocative	calvitium	calvitia

Synonyms

(baldness): calvitiēs

Related terms

calva
calvāria
calvāriola
calvārium
calvātus

Descendants

English: calvity

References

calvitium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
calvitium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
calvitium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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