Callimachus
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καλλίμαχος (Kallímakhos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kalˈli.ma.kʰus/, [kälˈlʲɪmäkʰʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kalˈli.ma.kus/, [kälˈliːmäkus]
Proper noun
[edit]Callimachus m sg (genitive Callimachī); second declension
- A Greek name, Callimachus, notably borne by a poet
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Callimachus |
Genitive | Callimachī |
Dative | Callimachō |
Accusative | Callimachum |
Ablative | Callimachō |
Vocative | Callimache |
Descendants
[edit]- Italian: Callimaco
References
[edit]- Callimachus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Callimachus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray