LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefifth declension

calvitiēs

calvitiēs f (genitive calvitiēī)
Classical[kaɫˈwɪ.ti.eːs]Ecclesiastical[kalˈvit.t͡si.es]

Meaning

  1. baldness
    Obstupueram ego supplicii metu pavidus, nec quid in re manifestissima dicerem, inveniebam turbatus ... et deformis praeter spoliati capitis dedecus superciliorum etiam aequalis cum fronte calvities, ut nihil nec facere deceret nec dicere.1913 translation by Michael Heseltine I was dumb with terror of being punished, and too upset to find a word to say, for the case was only too clear. . . .We were in no position to speak, or do anything, for to say nothing of the disgrace of our shaven heads, our eyebrows were as bald as our pates.c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 108.1

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecalvitiēs—
genitivecalvitiēī—
dativecalvitiēī—
accusativecalvitiem—
ablativecalvitiē—
vocativecalvitiēs—

calvĭtĭes, ēi, f. calvus,
I. baldness (a rare form for calvitium): prae calvitie, * Suet. Galb. 20; Petr. 108, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *kl̥H-der. Proto-Italic *kalVwos Latin calvus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs blend Latin -itiēs Latin calvitiēs From calvus (“without hair, bald, hairless”) + -itiēs.

Descendants
  • Catalancalvície
  • Englishcalvities
  • Frenchcalvitie
  • Italiancalvizie
  • Portuguesecalvície
  • Spanishcalvicie

Quick answers

What does calvitiēs mean in Latin?
calvitiēs, a noun, means “baldness”.
What is the genitive of calvitiēs?
The genitive singular is calvitiēī. calvitiēs is feminine, fifth declension.
How do you pronounce calvitiēs?
In classical Latin, [kaɫˈwɪ.ti.eːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kalˈvit.t͡si.es].