calvície

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin calvitiēs.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [kəlˈβi.si.ə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kəlˈvi.si.ə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [kalˈvi.si.e]

Noun

calvície f (plural calvícies)

baldness
Synonym: calbesa

Related terms

calb

Further reading

“calvície” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“calvície”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“calvície” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“calvície” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

calvice (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Latin calvities.[1] By surface analysis, calvo +‎ -ície.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kawˈvi.si/ [kaʊ̯ˈvi.si], /kawˈvi.si.i/ [kaʊ̯ˈvi.sɪ.i], (faster pronunciation) /kawˈvi.sji/ [kaʊ̯ˈvi.sji]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kawˈvi.se/ [kaʊ̯ˈvi.se], /kawˈvi.si.e/ [kaʊ̯ˈvi.sɪ.e], (faster pronunciation) /kawˈvi.sje/ [kaʊ̯ˈvi.sje]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kalˈvi.sɨ/ [kaɫˈvi.sɨ], /kalˈvi.sji/ [kaɫˈvi.sji]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kalˈbi.sɨ/ [kaɫˈβi.sɨ], /kalˈbi.sji/ [kaɫˈβi.sji]

Hyphenation: cal‧ví‧ci‧e

Noun

calvície f (plural calvícies)

baldness (the state of being bald)

References

“calvície” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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