Callimachus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καλλίμαχος (Kallímakhos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kalˈli.ma.kʰus/, [kälˈlʲɪmäkʰʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kalˈli.ma.kus/, [kälˈliːmäkus]
Proper noun
[edit]Callimachus m sg (genitive Callimachī); second declension
- A Greek name, Callimachus, notably borne by a poet
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Callimachus |
| genitive | Callimachī |
| dative | Callimachō |
| accusative | Callimachum |
| ablative | Callimachō |
| vocative | Callimache |
Descendants
[edit]- Italian: Callimaco
References
[edit]- Callimachus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Callimachus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray