LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

calvāria

calvāria f (genitive calvāriae)
Classical[kaɫˈwaː.ri.a]Ecclesiastical[kalˈvaː.ri.a]

Meaning

  1. a skull
  2. capitalizedCalvary

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecalvāriacalvāriae
genitivecalvāriaecalvāriārum
dativecalvāriaecalvāriīs
accusativecalvāriamcalvāriās
ablativecalvāriācalvāriīs
vocativecalvāriacalvāriae

calvārĭa, ae, f. calva, calvus.
I. The skull of man, Cels. 8, 1; Vulg. 4 Reg. 9, 35: calvariae locus, id. Matt. 27, 33; of beasts: canis, Plin. 30, 6, 18, § 53: equae, asinae, Pall. 1, 35, 16.—
II. In eccl. Lat., Calvary, the place where Jesus Christ was crucified, Tert. adv. Marc. 3, 198.

Origins

From calvus (“bald”) + -āria.

Derived forms
  • Catalancalvarifrom Ecclesiastical Latin calvārium
  • EnglishCalvaryfrom Ecclesiastical Latin calvārium
  • Italiancalvariofrom Ecclesiastical Latin calvārium
  • Occitancalbarifrom Ecclesiastical Latin calvārium
  • Frenchcalvairefrom Ecclesiastical Latin calvārium
  • Spanishcalvariofrom Ecclesiastical Latin calvārium
  • Normancalvetfrom Ecclesiastical Latin calvārium
  • Franco-Provençaltsarvayrõfrom Vulgar Latin *calvāriō
  • Franco-Provençalϑarvẹrõfrom Vulgar Latin *calvāriō
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancalavera
  • Catalancanavera
  • Gasconcalavera
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecaveirafrom Old Galician-Portuguese caaveira
  • Spanishcalavera
  • Galiciancaveirafrom Old Galician-Portuguese caaveira
Borrowings
  • Englishcalvaria
  • Italiancalvaria

In English words that came into English from calvāria

  • calvarycalvāria
  • calvariacalvāria
  • calvariumcalvāria

Quick answers

What does calvāria mean in Latin?
calvāria, a noun, means “a skull; Calvary”.
What is the genitive of calvāria?
The genitive singular is calvāriae. calvāria is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce calvāria?
In classical Latin, [kaɫˈwaː.ri.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kalˈvaː.ri.a].
Which English words come from calvāria?
English words that go back to Latin calvāria include calvary, calvaria and calvarium.