Calchas
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κάλχας (Kálkhas).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkal.kʰaːs/, [ˈkäɫ̪kʰäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkal.kas/, [ˈkälkäs]
Proper noun edit
Calchās m sg (genitive Calchāntis); third declension
- (Greek mythology) A Greek soothsayer during the war of Troy and son of Thestor
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Calchās |
| Genitive | Calchāntis |
| Dative | Calchāntī |
| Accusative | Calchāntem |
| Ablative | Calchānte |
| Vocative | Calchās |
References edit
- “Calchas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Calchas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Calchas”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray