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Asturian
Adjective
calvo
- neuter of calvu
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese calvo, from Latin calvus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
calvo (feminine calva, masculine plural calvos, feminine plural calvas)
- bald (having no hair)
- Synonym: pelado
- bald (having no trees or vegetation)
- Synonym: pelado
- backward horned
- Synonym: calvelo
Derived terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “calvo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “calvo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “caluo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “calvo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “calvo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “calvo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Italian
Etymology
From Latin calvus, from Proto-Indo-European *klh₂wós, *kl̥H- (“naked, bald”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
calvo (feminine calva, masculine plural calvi, feminine plural calve)
- bald
Noun
calvo m (plural calvi, feminine calva)
- bald man
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
calvō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of calvus
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin calvus, in turn form Proto-Italic *kalowos, from Proto-Indo-European *klh₂wós, *kl̥H- (“naked, bald”). Compare Spanish calvo, Catalan calb, French chauve and, more distantly related, Sanskrit कुल्व (kulva).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -alvu, (Brazil) -awvu
- Hyphenation: cal‧vo
Adjective
calvo (feminine calva, masculine plural calvos, feminine plural calvas)
- bald (having no hair)
- (Brazil) balding
- Synonym: careca
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin calvus, from Proto-Indo-European *klh₂wós, *kl̥H- (“naked, bald”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkalbo/
- Rhymes: -albo
- Syllabification: cal‧vo
Adjective
calvo (feminine calva, masculine plural calvos, feminine plural calvas)
- bald
Se quedó calvo- He turned bald.
- bare (lacking vegetation)
Derived terms
Descendants
Noun
calvo m (plural calvos)
- a bald man
Derived terms
See also
Further reading