LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

calamister

calamister m (genitive calamistrī)
Classical[ka.ɫaˈmɪs.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[ka.laˈmis.ter]

Meaning

  1. masculinecurling iron, curling tongs
  2. figurativelymasculinean oratorical ornament too artificial, excessive or elaborate

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecalamistercalamistrī
genitivecalamistrīcalamistrōrum
dativecalamistrōcalamistrīs
accusativecalamistrumcalamistrōs
ablativecalamistrōcalamistrīs
vocativecalamistercalamistrī

călămister, tri, m. (ante- and postclass.; nom. not found; also călămi-strum, i, n., Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 21; Varr. L. L. 5, § 129 Müll.; Non. p. 546, 16; Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 100; Isid. Orig. 20, 13, 4.—
I. Plur.: calamistra, Varr. ap. Charis. p. 61 P.) [calamus], a hollow, tubular iron for curling the hair, a curling-iron, crisping-pin.
I. Lit.: calamistrum quod his calfactis in cinere capillus ornatur, Varr. L. L. l. l.; Serv. l. l.; cf. Isid. Orig. l. l.; 10, 57: meum, Plaut. Curc. l. l.: calamistri vestigia, Cic. post Red. in Sen. 7, 16: crines calamistro convertere, Petr. 102, 15: L. (i. e. libertae) A CALAMISTRO, women who curl hair, Inscr. Murat. 991, 2.—
II. Trop., of discourse, excessive or artificial ornament, flourish of words: tum removebitur omnis insignis ornatus quasi margaritarum, ne calamistri quidem adhibebuntur, Cic. Or. 23, 78; so id. Brut. 75, 262: calamistri Maecenatis et tinnitus Gallionis, Tac. Or. 26.

Origins

Collateral form of calamistrum. For sense two, compare cincinnus.

Quick answers

What does calamister mean in Latin?
calamister, a noun, means “curling iron, curling tongs; an oratorical ornament too artificial, excessive or elaborate”.
What is the genitive of calamister?
The genitive singular is calamistrī. calamister is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce calamister?
In classical Latin, [ka.ɫaˈmɪs.tɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.laˈmis.ter].