Calydon
See also: Calydôn
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Καλυδών (Kaludṓn).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Calydon
- (historical) An Ancient Greek city in the country of Ætolia, north of the Gulf of Patras in western Greece, situated on the west bank of the river Evenus.
- (historical, Greek mythology) The legendary founding king and eponym of the city of Calydon, whose failure to honour the goddess Artemis in a rite resulted in her sending the Calydonian Boar to lay waste to the city.
Derived terms
Translations
city
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king
References
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καλυδών (Kaludṓn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈka.ly.doːn/, [ˈkälʲʏd̪oːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.li.don/, [ˈkäːlid̪on]
Proper noun
Calydōn m sg (genitive Calydōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Calydōn |
Genitive | Calydōnis |
Dative | Calydōnī |
Accusative | Calydōnem |
Ablative | Calydōne |
Vocative | Calydōn |
Locative | Calydōnī Calydōne |
Related terms
References
- “Calydon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Calydon”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Calydon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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