Calbis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κάλβις (Kálbis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.bis/, [ˈkäɫ̪bɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.bis/, [ˈkälbis]

Proper noun

Calbis m sg (genitive Calbis); third declension

1. A river in Caria
   • c. 45 CE, Pomponius Mela, De Situ Orbis 1.83.5:

     sunt aliquot, dein promunturia duo Pedalion et Crya, et secundum Calbim amnem Caunus oppidum valetudine habitantium infame.

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im, ablative singular in -ī), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Calbis
genitive	Calbis
dative	Calbī
accusative	Calbim
ablative	Calbī
vocative	Calbis

References

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