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noun · neutersecond declension

caliendrum

caliendrum n (genitive caliendrī)
Classical[ka.liˈɛn.drũː]Ecclesiastical[ka.liˈɛn.drum]

Meaning

  1. neuterA high headdress, made of layers of false hair

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaliendrumcaliendra
genitivecaliendrīcaliendrōrum
dativecaliendrōcaliendrīs
accusativecaliendrumcaliendra
ablativecaliendrōcaliendrīs
vocativecaliendrumcaliendra

călĭendrum (călĭandrĭum, Arn. 6, p. 209), i, n. κάλλυντρον, ornament,
I. a high head-dress, made of layers of false hair; a head-dress worn by Roman women (very rare): caliendrum κόσμιον κεφθλῆς, Gloss. Philox.; *Hor. S. 1, 8, 48 (caliendrum hoc est galericulum, Porphyr., acc. to whom it was also used by Varro; cf. Varr. Sat. Men. 95, 10); Arn. l. l.; Tert. Pall. 4.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κάλλυντρον (kálluntron).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCaliendrumCaliendrum a tall female head-dress, but whether a wig of false hair or an arrangement of draperies it is not easy to determine. The Cruquian scholias…

Quick answers

What does caliendrum mean in Latin?
caliendrum, a noun, means “A high headdress, made of layers of false hair”.
What is the genitive of caliendrum?
The genitive singular is caliendrī. caliendrum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce caliendrum?
In classical Latin, [ka.liˈɛn.drũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.liˈɛn.drum].