callais

See also: calláis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καλλαϊς (kallaïs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.la.is/, [ˈkälːʲäɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.la.is/, [ˈkälːäis]

Noun

callais f (genitive callaidis); third declension

1. A sea-green precious stone, the turquoise

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	callais	callaidēs
Genitive	callaidis	callaidum
Dative	callaidī	callaidibus
Accusative	callaidem	callaidēs
Ablative	callaide	callaidibus
Vocative	callais	callaidēs

Derived terms

• callaina
• callainus

References

• “callais”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• callais in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.