decalvatio

Latin

Etymology

From dēcalvō + -tiō.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /deː.kalˈu̯aː.ti.oː/, [d̪eːkäɫ̪ˈu̯äːt̪ioː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de.kalˈvat.t͡si.o/, [d̪ekälˈvät̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

dēcalvātiō f (genitive dēcalvātiōnis); third declension

  1. the action of shaving the head, making bald
    • c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Jerome, Epistulae 122 1

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dēcalvātiō dēcalvātiōnēs
Genitive dēcalvātiōnis dēcalvātiōnum
Dative dēcalvātiōnī dēcalvātiōnibus
Accusative dēcalvātiōnem dēcalvātiōnēs
Ablative dēcalvātiōne dēcalvātiōnibus
Vocative dēcalvātiō dēcalvātiōnēs

Descendants

  • Italian: decalvazione
  • Portuguese: decalvação
  • Spanish: decalvación

References

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