callimus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek κάλλιμος (kállimos, “beautiful”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkal.li.mus/, [ˈkälːʲɪmʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkal.li.mus/, [ˈkälːimus]
Noun edit
callimus m (genitive callimī); second declension
- A kind of eaglestone
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | callimus | callimī |
| Genitive | callimī | callimōrum |
| Dative | callimō | callimīs |
| Accusative | callimum | callimōs |
| Ablative | callimō | callimīs |
| Vocative | callime | callimī |
References edit
- “callimus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- callimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.