LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

recalvus

recalvus (feminine recalva, neuter recalvum)
Classical[rɛˈkaɫ.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[reˈkal.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivebald in front; partially bald

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerecalvusrecalvarecalvum
genitiverecalvīrecalvaerecalvī
dativerecalvōrecalvaerecalvō
accusativerecalvumrecalvamrecalvum
ablativerecalvōrecalvārecalvō
vocativerecalverecalvarecalvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerecalvīrecalvaerecalva
genitiverecalvōrumrecalvārumrecalvōrum
dativerecalvīsrecalvīsrecalvīs
accusativerecalvōsrecalvāsrecalva
ablativerecalvīsrecalvīsrecalvīs
vocativerecalvīrecalvaerecalva

rĕ-calvus, a, um, adj. (ante- and postclass.),
I. bald in front: frons, Sen. ap. Hier. adv. Jovin. 1, 38.—Transf., of persons, with a bald forehead: senex, Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 12.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinrecalvus

Proto-Indo-European *kl̥H-der. Proto-Italic *kalVwos Latin calvus Latin recalvus From re- + calvus (“bald”).

Quick answers

What does recalvus mean in Latin?
recalvus, a adjective, means “bald in front; partially bald”.
How do you pronounce recalvus?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈkaɫ.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈkal.vus].
Where does recalvus come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin recalvus.