Καλίγγαι
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Likely from Sanskrit कलिङ्ग (kaliṅga, “a region of ancient India”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ka.líŋ.ɡai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kaˈliŋ.ɡɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /kaˈliɲ.ɟɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /kaˈliɲ.ɟe/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /kaˈliɲ.ɟe/
Noun
Κᾰλῐ́γγαι • (Kălĭ́ngai) m pl (genitive Κᾰλῐγγῶν); first declension
Declension
| Case / # | Plural | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | οἱ Κᾰλῐ́γγαι hoi Kălĭ́ngai | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῶν Κᾰλῐγγῶν tôn Kălĭngôn | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τοῖς Κᾰλῐ́γγαις toîs Kălĭ́ngais | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τοὺς Κᾰλῐ́γγᾱς toùs Kălĭ́ngās | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Κᾰλῐ́γγαι Kălĭ́ngai | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- → Latin: Calingae
Further reading
- Καλίγγαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette