Callirrhoe
See also: Callirrhoë
English edit
Proper noun edit
Callirrhoe
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Καλλιρρόη (Kallirrhóē), derived from the adjective καλλίρροος (kallírrhoos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kalˈlir.ro.eː/, [kälˈlʲɪrːoeː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kalˈlir.ro.e/, [kälˈlirːoe]
Proper noun edit
Callirrhoē f sg (genitive Callirrhoēs); first declension
- Daughter of Achelous, second wife of Alcmoeon.
- Wife of Piranthus.
- A daughter of Oceanus.
- A fountain at Athens.
- A warm, medicinal fountain in Palestine.
- Synonym of Edessa (city in present-day Turkey)
Declension edit
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Callirrhoē |
| Genitive | Callirrhoēs |
| Dative | Callirrhoae |
| Accusative | Callirrhoēn |
| Ablative | Callirrhoē |
| Vocative | Callirrhoē |
References edit
- “Callirrhoe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Callirrhoe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.