calva, calvae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
bald head, scalp; skull; smooth nuts (hazel nuts?);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | calva | calvae |
| Gen. | calvae | calvarum |
| Dat. | calvae | calvis |
| Acc. | calvam | calvas |
| Voc. | calva | calvae |
| Abl. | calva | calvis |
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...paras longaevos cana capillos, Accipe Mattiacas - quo tibi calva? - pilas. XXVIII Umbella. Accipe quae nimios vincant umbracula soles..."Liber XII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Haedina tibi pelle contegenti Nudae tempora verticemque calvae, Festive tibi, Phoebe, dixit ille, Qui dixit caput esse calceatum..."Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...hinc et hinc capillos Et latum nitidae, Marine, calvae Campum temporibus tegis comatis; Sed moti redeunt iubente vento..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...melle me usque tetigi. Circa cicer et lupinum, calvae arbitratu et mala singula. Ego tamen duo sustuli..."