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noun · neutersecond declension

calvitium

calvitium n (genitive calvitiī or calvitī)
Classical[kaɫˈwɪ.ti.ũː]Ecclesiastical[kalˈvit.t͡si.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterloss of hair, baldness
  2. neuterbareness, scantiness, sterility

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecalvitiumcalvitia
genitivecalvitiī
calvitī		calvitiōrum
dativecalvitiōcalvitiīs
accusativecalvitiumcalvitia
ablativecalvitiōcalvitiīs
vocativecalvitiumcalvitia

calvĭtĭum, ii, n. id.,
I. baldness (class.; access. form calvĭtĭes).
I. Lit.: in luctu capillum sibi evellere, quasi calvitio maeror levaretur, * Cic. Tusc. 3, 26, 62; Plin. 11, 37, 47, § 131; Suet. Caes. 45; id. Dom. 18; Aus. Epigr. 72, 2; Tert. adv. Nat. 1, 10 fin. —
II. Of places destitute of herbage, bareness, sterility, Col. 4, 29, 11.

Origins

From calvus (“without hair, bald, hairless”).

Descendants
  • Englishcalvity

In English words that came into English from calvitium

  • calvitycalvitium

Quick answers

What does calvitium mean in Latin?
calvitium, a noun, means “loss of hair, baldness; bareness, scantiness, sterility”.
What is the genitive of calvitium?
The genitive singular is calvitiī. calvitium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce calvitium?
In classical Latin, [kaɫˈwɪ.ti.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kalˈvit.t͡si.um].