Callimachus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καλλίμαχος (Kallímakhos).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) 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