Καλίγγαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Likely from Sanskrit कलिङ्ग (kaliṅga, “a region of ancient India”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ka.líŋ.ɡai̯/ → /kaˈliɲ.ɟɛ/ → /kaˈliɲ.ɟe/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.líŋ.ɡai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kaˈliŋ.ɡɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kaˈliɲ.ɟɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kaˈliɲ.ɟe/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kaˈliɲ.ɟe/

Noun

Κᾰλῐ́γγαι • (Kalíngai) m pl (genitive Κᾰλῐγγῶν); first declension

1. Calingae, an Indian tribe whose capital was Parthalis

Declension

First declension of οἱ Κᾰλῐ́γγαι; τῶν Κᾰλῐγγῶν (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	οἱ Κᾰλῐ́γγαι hoi Kalíngai
Genitive	τῶν Κᾰλῐγγῶν tôn Kalingôn
Dative	τοῖς Κᾰλῐ́γγαις toîs Kalíngais
Accusative	τοὺς Κᾰλῐ́γγᾱς toùs Kalíngās
Vocative	Κᾰλῐ́γγαι Kalíngai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Calingae

Further reading

• Καλίγγαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette