καλαμίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰ́λᾰμος (kắlămos, “reed”) +‎ -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰλᾰμῐ́ς • (kălămĭ́s) f (genitive κᾰλᾰμῐ́δος); third declension

  1. limed twig
  2. case for a writing-reed, pencase
  3. toothpick or toothbrush
  4. quill used as splint for broken noses
  5. (in the plural) reeds put in layers to strengthen buildings

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ κᾰλᾰμῐ́ς; τῆς κᾰλᾰμῐ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ κᾰλᾰμῐ́ς
hē kălămĭ́s 		τὼ κᾰλᾰμῐ́δε
tṑ kălămĭ́de 		αἱ κᾰλᾰμῐ́δες
hai kălămĭ́des
Genitive τῆς κᾰλᾰμῐ́δος
tês kălămĭ́dos 		τοῖν κᾰλᾰμῐ́δοιν
toîn kălămĭ́doin 		τῶν κᾰλᾰμῐ́δων
tôn kălămĭ́dōn
Dative τῇ κᾰλᾰμῐ́δῐ
tēî kălămĭ́dĭ 		τοῖν κᾰλᾰμῐ́δοιν
toîn kălămĭ́doin 		ταῖς κᾰλᾰμῐ́σῐ / κᾰλᾰμῐ́σῐν
taîs kălămĭ́sĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν κᾰλᾰμῐ́δᾰ
tḕn kălămĭ́dă 		τὼ κᾰλᾰμῐ́δε
tṑ kălămĭ́de 		τᾱ̀ς κᾰλᾰμῐ́δᾰς
tā̀s kălămĭ́dăs
Vocative κᾰλᾰμῐ́ς
kălămĭ́s 		κᾰλᾰμῐ́δε
kălămĭ́de 		κᾰλᾰμῐ́δες
kălămĭ́des
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.

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