LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

calveō

calveō (present infinitive calvēre)
Classical[ˈkaɫ.we.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkal.ve.o]

Meaning

  1. to be bald

Conjugation conjugation 2 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.calveōcalvēbamcalvēbō———
2nd sg.calvēscalvēbāscalvēbis———
3rd sg.calvetcalvēbatcalvēbit———
1st pl.calvēmuscalvēbāmuscalvēbimus———
2nd pl.calvētiscalvēbātiscalvēbitis———
3rd pl.calventcalvēbantcalvēbunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.calveamcalvērem——
2nd sg.calveāscalvērēs——
3rd sg.calveatcalvēret——
1st pl.calveāmuscalvērēmus——
2nd pl.calveātiscalvērētis——
3rd pl.calveantcalvērent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.calvē—
pres. 2nd pl.calvēte—
fut. 2nd sg.calvētō—
fut. 3rd sg.calvētō—
fut. 2nd pl.calvētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.calventō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecalvēre—
present participlecalvēns—
gerundcalvendī, calvendō, calvendum

calvĕo, ēre, v. n. id.,
I. to be bald, Plin. 11, 37, 47, § 130.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *kl̥H-der. Proto-Italic *kalVwos Latin calvus Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin calveō From calvus (“without hair, bald”) + -eō.

Quick answers

What does calveō mean in Latin?
calveō, a verb, means “to be bald”.
What are the principal parts of calveō?
calveō, calvēre (second conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce calveō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkaɫ.we.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkal.ve.o].