caliendrum

Latin

Alternative forms

• caliandrum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάλλυντρον (kálluntron).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ka.liˈen.drum/, [kälʲiˈɛn̪d̪rʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka.liˈen.drum/, [käliˈɛn̪d̪rum]

Noun

caliendrum n (genitive caliendrī); second declension

1. A high headdress, made of layers of false hair

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	caliendrum	caliendra
Genitive	caliendrī	caliendrōrum
Dative	caliendrō	caliendrīs
Accusative	caliendrum	caliendra
Ablative	caliendrō	caliendrīs
Vocative	caliendrum	caliendra

References

• caliendrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “caliendrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press