καλλίθριξ
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Bahuvrīhi compound of καλλι- (kalli-, “beautiful”) + θρίξ (thríx, “hair”)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kal.lí.tʰriks/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kalˈli.tʰriks/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /kalˈli.θriks/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /kalˈli.θriks/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /kaˈli.θriks/
Adjective
καλλίθριξ • (kallíthrix) m or f (neuter καλλίτριχος); third declension
- having beautiful manes (of horses)
- having beautiful fleeces (of sheep)
- having beautiful hair (of humans)
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ, ἡ καλλίθριξ ho, hē kallíthrix |
τὼ καλλίτρῐχε tṑ kallítrĭkhe |
οἱ, αἱ καλλίτρῐχες hoi, hai kallítrĭkhes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ, τῆς καλλίτρῐχος toû, tês kallítrĭkhos |
τοῖν καλλιτρῐ́χοιν toîn kallitrĭ́khoin |
τῶν καλλιτρῐ́χων tôn kallitrĭ́khōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ, τῇ καλλίτρῐχῐ tōî, tēî kallítrĭkhĭ |
τοῖν καλλιτρῐ́χοιν toîn kallitrĭ́khoin |
τοῖς, ταῖς καλλίθρῐξῐ / καλλίθρῐξῐν toîs, taîs kallíthrĭxĭ / kallíthrĭxĭn | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν, τὴν καλλίτρῐχᾰ tòn, tḕn kallítrĭkhă |
τὼ καλλίτρῐχε tṑ kallítrĭkhe |
τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς καλλίτρῐχᾰς toùs, tā̀s kallítrĭkhăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | καλλίθριξ kallíthrix |
καλλίτρῐχε kallítrĭkhe |
καλλίτρῐχες kallítrĭkhes | ||||||||||
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Noun
καλλίθριξ • (kallíthrix) f (genitive καλλίτρῐχος); third declension
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ καλλίθριξ hē kallíthrix |
τὼ καλλίτρῐχε tṑ kallítrĭkhe |
αἱ καλλίτρῐχες hai kallítrĭkhes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς καλλίτρῐχος tês kallítrĭkhos |
τοῖν καλλιτρῐ́χοιν toîn kallitrĭ́khoin |
τῶν καλλιτρῐ́χων tôn kallitrĭ́khōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ καλλίτρῐχῐ tēî kallítrĭkhĭ |
τοῖν καλλιτρῐ́χοιν toîn kallitrĭ́khoin |
ταῖς καλλίθρῐξῐ / καλλίθρῐξῐν taîs kallíthrĭxĭ / kallíthrĭxĭn | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν καλλίτρῐχᾰ tḕn kallítrĭkhă |
τὼ καλλίτρῐχε tṑ kallítrĭkhe |
τᾱ̀ς καλλίτρῐχᾰς tā̀s kallítrĭkhăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | καλλίθριξ kallíthrix |
καλλίτρῐχε kallítrĭkhe |
καλλίτρῐχες kallítrĭkhes | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- → Latin: callithrix
- → Translingual: Callithrix, Callitriche
Further reading
- “καλλίθριξ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- καλλίθριξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- καλλίθριξ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “καλλίθριξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press