Callimachus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καλλίμαχος (Kallímakhos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kalˈlɪ.ma.kʰʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kalˈliː.ma.kus]
Proper noun
Callimachus m sg (genitive Callimachī); second declension
- A Greek name, , notably borne by a poet
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Callimachus |
| genitive | Callimachī |
| dative | Callimachō |
| accusative | Callimachum |
| ablative | Callimachō |
| vocative | Callimache |
Descendants
- Italian: Callimaco
References
- Callimachus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Callimachus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray