出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/03/06 16:58 UTC 版)
The term may be compared to Sanskrit कुल्व (kulvá, “bald”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥H-wó-s. However, the sequence *-lw- yields Latin -ll-, which—according to De Vaan—indicates that the Latin term must derive from earlier *kalVwos, itself from earlier *kl̥H-e/o-wo-.
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | calvus | calva | calvum | calvī | calvae | calva | |
| genitive | calvī | calvae | calvī | calvōrum | calvārum | calvōrum | |
| dative | calvō | calvae | calvō | calvīs | |||
| accusative | calvum | calvam | calvum | calvōs | calvās | calva | |
| ablative | calvō | calvā | calvō | calvīs | |||
| vocative | calve | calva | calvum | calvī | calvae | calva | |