καλαῦροψ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

κολλόροβον (kollórobon)

Etymology

Explained as an Aeolic compound "καλα-ϝροψ" by Schwyzer and Chantraine, but with unexplained second member. The comparison of the first member with Sanskrit शल (śala, “spear, staff”) or with κλάω (kláō, “to break”) must be forgotten. According to Beekes, it is a typical Pre-Greek word.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.lâu̯.rops/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kaˈlaw.rops/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kaˈla.βrops/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kaˈla.vrops/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kaˈla.vrops/

Noun

κᾰλαῦροψ • (kălaûrops) f (genitive κᾰλαύροπος); third declension

shepherd's staff or crook, which was thrown so as to drive back the cattle
Synonym: χαῖος (khaîos)

Declension

Third declension of ἡ κᾰλαῦροψ; τῆς κᾰλαύροπος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ κᾰλαῦροψ hē kălaûrops	τὼ κᾰλαύροπε tṑ kălaúrope	αἱ κᾰλαύροπες hai kălaúropes
Genitive	τῆς κᾰλαύροπος tês kălaúropos	τοῖν κᾰλαυρόποιν toîn kălaurópoin	τῶν κᾰλαυρόπων tôn kălaurópōn
Dative	τῇ κᾰλαύροπῐ tēî kălaúropĭ	τοῖν κᾰλαυρόποιν toîn kălaurópoin	ταῖς κᾰλαύροψῐ / κᾰλαύροψῐν taîs kălaúropsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν κᾰλαύροπᾰ tḕn kălaúropă	τὼ κᾰλαύροπε tṑ kălaúrope	τᾱ̀ς κᾰλαύροπᾰς tā̀s kălaúropăs
Vocative	κᾰλαῦροψ kălaûrops	κᾰλαύροπε kălaúrope	κᾰλαύροπες kălaúropes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

κᾰλαυρόπῐον (kălaurópĭon)