Callimachus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καλλίμαχος (Kallímakhos).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Callimachus m sg (genitive Callimachī); second declension

  1. A Greek name, Callimachus, notably borne by a poet

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Callimachus
Genitive Callimachī
Dative Callimachō
Accusative Callimachum
Ablative Callimachō
Vocative Callimache

Descendants

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  • Italian: Callimaco

References

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  • 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