callimus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάλλιμος (kállimos, “beautiful”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.li.mus/, [ˈkälːʲɪmʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.li.mus/, [ˈkälːimus]

Noun

callimus m (genitive callimī); second declension

A kind of eaglestone

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	callimus	callimī
Genitive	callimī	callimōrum
Dative	callimō	callimīs
Accusative	callimum	callimōs
Ablative	callimō	callimīs
Vocative	callime	callimī

References

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

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