calva
See also: Calva
English edit
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Etymology 1 edit
From Latin calva (“the scalp”).
Noun edit
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 edit
- Calvaria (skull) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2 edit
A shortened form of calvados.
Noun edit
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."
Further reading edit
- Calvados (brandy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Asturian edit
Adjective edit
calva
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Clipping of calvados, or directly from French calva.
Noun edit
calva m (plural calva's, diminutive calvaatje n)
- Synonym of calvados (“French apple brandy”)
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
calva m (plural calvas)
Further reading edit
- “calva”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
calva
Noun edit
calva f (plural calve)
- female equivalent of calvo (“bald man”)
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkal.u̯a/, [ˈkäɫ̪u̯ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkal.va/, [ˈkälvä]
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Italic *kalowā, from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥H-.
Noun edit
calva f (genitive calvae); first declension
Declension edit
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 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
calva
- inflection of calvus:
Adjective edit
calvā
References edit
- “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 and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Portuguese edit
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calva
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
calva
Further reading edit
- “calvo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- calva on Wikipedia.Wikipedia