calypso

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.4 References 1.5 Anagrams 2 Swedish 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: ku̇lĭpʹsō, IPA: /kəˈlɪp.səʊ/, SAMPA: /k@"lIp.s@U/
• (US) enPR: kəlĭpʹsō, IPA: /kəˈlɪp.soʊ/, SAMPA: /k@"lIp.soU/
• Hyphenation: kuh-LIP-soh
• Rhymes: -ɪpsəʊ

[edit] Etymology 1

Originally Trinidad English, an alteration of kaiso, perhaps ultimately of African origin; Allsopp 1996 suggests Ibibio ka iso (“‘come on’”), used to urge dancers on. The spelling reflects a later folk-etymological assimilation with the mythological name Calypso.

[edit] Noun

calypso (plural calypsos or calypsoes)

1. A type of music and dance that originated in the West Indies (Trinidad?), a ballad is characterized by improvised lyrics on topical or broadly humorous subjects, often creating satire of current events.

[edit] Derived terms

• calypsonian

[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin, itself from Ancient Greek Καλυψώ (Kalypsō), “‘name of a sea nymph’”)

[edit] Noun

calypso (plural calypsos or calypsoes)

1. A bulbous bog orchid of the genus Cythera, Calypso bulbosa

[edit] References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aclopsy
• cosplay

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

Inflection for calypso	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	calypso	calypson	calypsor	calypsorna
Possessive form	calypsos	calypsons	calypsors	calypsornas

calypso c.

1. calypso; a type of music or dance