callion
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάλλιον (kállion).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkal.li.on/, [ˈkälːʲiɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkal.li.on/, [ˈkälːion]
Noun edit
callion n (genitive calliī); second declension
- A plant also called vesicaria
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | callion | callia |
| Genitive | calliī | calliōrum |
| Dative | calliō | calliīs |
| Accusative | callion | callia |
| Ablative | calliō | calliīs |
| Vocative | callion | callia |
References edit
- “callion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- callion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.