Calacte

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Καλάκτα (Kalákta).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kaˈlak.teː/, [käˈɫ̪äkt̪eː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kaˈlak.te/, [käˈläkt̪e]

Proper noun

Calactē f sg (genitive Calactēs); first declension

1. A city on the north coast of Sicily, situated between Tyndaris and Cephaloedium

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Calactē
genitive	Calactēs
dative	Calactae
accusative	Calactēn
ablative	Calactē
vocative	Calactē
locative	Calactae

Derived terms

• Calactīnus

References

• “Calacte”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Calacte in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.