calva
See also: Calva
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkælvə/
Audio (UK) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑlvə/
Etymology 1
From Latin calva (“the scalp”).
Noun
calva (plural calvae)
- (anatomy) the calvaria; the dome or roof of the skull
- The excavation turned up one small femur, one broken calva, and one jawbone.
Further reading
Calvaria (skull) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
A shortened form of calvados.
Noun
calva (countable and uncountable, plural calvas)
- calvados, an apple brandy made in France, or a glass of this brandy
- 2005, Fred Vargas, Have mercy on us all, page 140:
- "I believe you are already acquainted with Captain Le Guern. Please join us for a glass of calva."
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Further reading
- Calvados (brandy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- caval, clava
Asturian
Adjective
calva
- feminine singular of calvu
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kal.va/
Audio (Paris) (file) Audio (file) - Homophone: calvas
Noun
calva m (plural calvas)
- calva; calvados
Further reading
- “calva”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkal.va/
- Rhymes: -alva
- Hyphenation: càl‧va
Adjective
calva
- feminine singular of calvo
Noun
calva f (plural calve)
- female equivalent of calvo (“bald man”)
Anagrams
- clava, valca
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkal.u̯a/, [ˈkäɫ̪u̯ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkal.va/, [ˈkälvä]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Italic *kalowā, from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥H-.
Noun
calva f (genitive calvae); first declension
- the bald scalp of the head
- skull
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | calva | calvae |
| Genitive | calvae | calvārum |
| Dative | calvae | calvīs |
| Accusative | calvam | calvās |
| Ablative | calvā | calvīs |
| Vocative | calva | calvae |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
calva
- inflection of calvus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
calvā
- ablative feminine singular of calvus
References
- “calva”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “calva”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- calva in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “calva”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkaw.vɐ/ [ˈkaʊ̯.vɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkaw.va/ [ˈkaʊ̯.va]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkal.vɐ/ [ˈkaɫ.vɐ]
- Hyphenation: cal‧va
- Rhymes: -alvɐ, -awvɐ
Adjective
calva
- feminine singular of calvo
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkalba/ [ˈkal.β̞a]
- Rhymes: -alba
- Syllabification: cal‧va
Noun
calva f (plural calvas)
- bald patch (area of baldness)
- an area on a hide or fabric from which the hair or pill has worn out
- clearing (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees)
- (games) a traditional shepherds’ sport played in parts of Spain, the object of which is to knock down a partially supported horn or piece of wood (the calva) by throwing stones at it. In a modern version the stones have been substituted with metal cylinders (the marro) and horns are no longer used as targets
- (games) the wooden target used in the game of calva
Adjective
calva
- feminine singular of calvo
Further reading
- “calvo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- calva on Wikipedia.Wikipedia