καλοῦ

See also: καλού and κάλου

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

κᾱλοῖο (kāloîo), κᾱλόο (kālóo) — Epic
κᾱ́λου (kā́lou), καλϝοῦ (kalwoû) — Aeolic, Boeotian

Pronunciation

(8^th BCE Epic) IPA^(key): /kaː.lôː/[1]

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.lûː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kaˈlu/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kaˈlu/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kaˈlu/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kaˈlu/

Adjective

κᾱλοῦ • (kāloû) (Epic, poetic)

masculine/neuter genitive singular of κᾱλός (kālós, “beautiful, lovely; beauteous, fair, good, fine; admirable, honorable, noble; moral, virtuous”)

κᾰλοῦ • (kaloû) (Attic, Koine)

masculine/neuter genitive singular of κᾰλός (kalós, “beautiful, lovely; beauteous, fair, good, fine; admirable, honorable, noble; moral, virtuous”)

The /α/ is short by nature, but because the word was originally καλϝοῦ (kalwoû), the first syllable scans as heavy in Homer.

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