callidus
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkal.li.dus/, [ˈkälːʲɪd̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkal.li.dus/, [ˈkälːid̪us]
Adjective
[edit]callidus (feminine callida, neuter callidum, comparative callidior, superlative callidissimus, adverb callidē); first/second-declension adjective
- wise, clever, ingenious
- adroit, skilful, cunning, sly, crafty
- (Medieval Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin) discreet
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | callidus | callida | callidum | callidī | callidae | callida | |
genitive | callidī | callidae | callidī | callidōrum | callidārum | callidōrum | |
dative | callidō | callidae | callidō | callidīs | |||
accusative | callidum | callidam | callidum | callidōs | callidās | callida | |
ablative | callidō | callidā | callidō | callidīs | |||
vocative | callide | callida | callidum | callidī | callidae | callida |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “callidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “callidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- callidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.