κάλπις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

κᾰ́λπη (kắlpē), κᾰ́λπος (kắlpos)

Etymology

Without a certain explanation. Often connected with Breton kelorn (“bucket”) but this does not explain the -α-. Furnée connects it with Ancient Greek κελέβη (kelébē), for which there seems no reason. Possibly from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kál.pis/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.pis/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.pis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.pis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.pis/

Noun

κᾰ́λπῐς • (kắlpĭs) f (genitive κᾰ́λπῐδος); third declension

pitcher
kind of cup
box for unguents
urn for drawing lots
cinerary urn

Declension

Third declension of ἡ κᾰ́λπῐς; τῆς κᾰ́λπῐδος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ κᾰ́λπῐς hē kắlpĭs	τὼ κᾰ́λπῐδε tṑ kắlpĭde	αἱ κᾰ́λπῐδες hai kắlpĭdes
Genitive	τῆς κᾰ́λπῐδος tês kắlpĭdos	τοῖν κᾰλπῐ́δοιν toîn kălpĭ́doin	τῶν κᾰλπῐ́δων tôn kălpĭ́dōn
Dative	τῇ κᾰ́λπῐδῐ tēî kắlpĭdĭ	τοῖν κᾰλπῐ́δοιν toîn kălpĭ́doin	ταῖς κᾰ́λπῐσῐ / κᾰ́λπῐσῐν taîs kắlpĭsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν κᾰ́λπῐδᾰ tḕn kắlpĭdă	τὼ κᾰ́λπῐδε tṑ kắlpĭde	τᾱ̀ς κᾰ́λπῐδᾰς tā̀s kắlpĭdăs
Vocative	κᾰ́λπῐς kắlpĭs	κᾰ́λπῐδε kắlpĭde	κᾰ́λπῐδες kắlpĭdes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Derived terms

κᾰ́λπῐον (kắlpĭon)
κᾰλποφόρος (kălpophóros)

Descendants

→ English: kalpis