Καλυψώ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From καλύπτω (kalúptō, “I cover”), probably from the aorist καλύψαι (kalúpsai) +‎ -ώ (-ṓ).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Κᾰλῠψώ • (Kălŭpsṓ) f (genitive Κᾰλῠψοῦς); third declension

  1. Calypso
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.13–15:
      τὸν δ’ οἶον, νόστου κεχρημένον ἠδὲ γυναικός,
      νύμφη πότνι’ ἔρῡκε Καλυψώ, δῖα θεᾱ́ων,
      ἐν σπέσσι γλαφυροῖσι, λιλαιομένη πόσιν εἶναι.
      tòn d’ oîon, nóstou kekhrēménon ēdè gunaikós,
      númphē pótni’ érūke Kalupsṓ, dîa theā́ōn,
      en spéssi glaphuroîsi, lilaioménē pósin eînai.
      [Odysseus] alone, longing for homecoming and his wife,
      the revered nymph Calypso, brightest of goddesses, detained
      in hollow caves, longing for him to be her husband.

Declension

Third declension of ἡ Κᾰλῠψώ; τῆς Κᾰλῠψοῦς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Κᾰλῠψώ
hē Kălŭpsṓ
Genitive τῆς Κᾰλῠψοῦς
tês Kălŭpsoûs
Dative τῇ Κᾰλῠψοῖ
tēî Kălŭpsoî
Accusative τὴν Κᾰλῠψώ
tḕn Kălŭpsṓ
Vocative Κᾰλῠψοῖ
Kălŭpsoî
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Latin: Calypsō
    • → English: Calypso
    • → Italian: Calipso
    • → Spanish: Calipso
    • → Portuguese: Calipso, Calypso (obsolete)

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