καλλίπυγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰ́λλος (kắllos, “beauty”) +‎ πῡγή (pūgḗ, “buttocks”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kal.lí.pyː.ɡos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kalˈli.py.ɡos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kalˈli.py.ɣos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kalˈli.py.ɣos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kaˈli.pi.ɣos/

Adjective

κᾰλλῐ́πῡγος • (kăllĭ́pūgos) m or f (neuter κᾰλλῐ́πῡγον); second declension

callipygian, callipygous (with beautifully shaped buttocks)

Inflection

Second declension of κᾰλλῐ́πῡγος; κᾰλλῐ́πῡγον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κᾰλλῐ́πῡγος kăllĭ́pūgos	κᾰλλῐ́πῡγον kăllĭ́pūgon	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γω kăllĭpū́gō	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γω kăllĭpū́gō	κᾰλλῐ́πῡγοι kăllĭ́pūgoi	κᾰλλῐ́πῡγᾰ kăllĭ́pūgă
Genitive	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γου kăllĭpū́gou	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γου kăllĭpū́gou	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γοιν kăllĭpū́goin	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γοιν kăllĭpū́goin	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γων kăllĭpū́gōn	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γων kăllĭpū́gōn
Dative	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γῳ kăllĭpū́gōi	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γῳ kăllĭpū́gōi	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γοιν kăllĭpū́goin	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γοιν kăllĭpū́goin	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γοις kăllĭpū́gois	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γοις kăllĭpū́gois
Accusative	κᾰλλῐ́πῡγον kăllĭ́pūgon	κᾰλλῐ́πῡγον kăllĭ́pūgon	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γω kăllĭpū́gō	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γω kăllĭpū́gō	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γους kăllĭpū́gous	κᾰλλῐ́πῡγᾰ kăllĭ́pūgă
Vocative	κᾰλλῐ́πῡγε kăllĭ́pūge	κᾰλλῐ́πῡγον kăllĭ́pūgon	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γω kăllĭpū́gō	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γω kăllĭpū́gō	κᾰλλῐ́πῡγοι kăllĭ́pūgoi	κᾰλλῐ́πῡγᾰ kăllĭ́pūgă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	κᾰλλῐπῡ́γως kăllĭpū́gōs		κᾰλλῐπῡγότερος kăllĭpūgóteros		κᾰλλῐπῡγότᾰτος kăllĭpūgótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

English: callipygian

References

“καλλίπυγος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καλλίπυγος (kallípugos).

Adjective

καλλίπυγος • (kallípygos) m (feminine καλλίπυγη, neuter καλλίπυγο)

callipygian, callipygous (with beautifully shaped buttocks)

Declension

Declension of καλλίπυγος
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	καλλίπυγος (kallípygos)	καλλίπυγη (kallípygi)	καλλίπυγο (kallípygo)	καλλίπυγοι (kallípygoi)	καλλίπυγες (kallípyges)	καλλίπυγα (kallípyga)
genitive	καλλίπυγου (kallípygou)	καλλίπυγης (kallípygis)	καλλίπυγου (kallípygou)	καλλίπυγων (kallípygon)	καλλίπυγων (kallípygon)	καλλίπυγων (kallípygon)
accusative	καλλίπυγο (kallípygo)	καλλίπυγη (kallípygi)	καλλίπυγο (kallípygo)	καλλίπυγους (kallípygous)	καλλίπυγες (kallípyges)	καλλίπυγα (kallípyga)
vocative	καλλίπυγε (kallípyge)	καλλίπυγη (kallípygi)	καλλίπυγο (kallípygo)	καλλίπυγοι (kallípygoi)	καλλίπυγες (kallípyges)	καλλίπυγα (kallípyga)