Callirrhoe
See also: Callirrhoë
English
editProper noun
editCallirrhoe
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Καλλιρρόη (Kallirrhóē), derived from the adjective καλλίρροος (kallírrhoos).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kalˈlir.ro.eː/, [kälˈlʲɪrːoeː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kalˈlir.ro.e/, [kälˈlirːoe]
Proper noun
editCallirrhoē f sg (genitive Callirrhoēs); first declension
- Daughter of Achelous, second wife of Alcmoeon.
- Wife of Piranthus.
- A daughter of Oceanus.
- A fountain at Athens.
- A warm, medicinal fountain in Palestine.
- Synonym of Edessa (city in present-day Turkey)
Declension
editFirst-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Callirrhoē |
Genitive | Callirrhoēs |
Dative | Callirrhoae |
Accusative | Callirrhoēn |
Ablative | Callirrhoē |
Vocative | Callirrhoē |
References
edit- “Callirrhoe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Callirrhoe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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