callais

See also: calláis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καλλαϊς (kallaïs).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.la.is/, [ˈkälːʲäɪs̠]

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

Noun

callais f (genitive callaidis); third declension

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.

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