callais
See also: calláis
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάλλαϊς (kállaïs), variant of κάλαϊς (kálaïs, “turquoise”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkal.la.ɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkal.la.is]
Noun
callais f (genitive callaidis); third declension
- A sea-green precious stone, the turquoise
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | callais | callaidēs |
| genitive | callaidis | callaidum |
| dative | callaidī | callaidibus |
| accusative | callaidem | callaidēs |
| ablative | callaide | callaidibus |
| vocative | callais | callaidēs |
Derived terms
- callaina
- callainus
Further reading
- “callais”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “callais”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.