καλοῦ

καλοῦ

See also: καλού and κάλου

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• κᾱλοῖο (kāloîo), κᾱλόο (kālóo) – Epic
• κᾱ́λου (kā́lou), καλϝοῦ (kalwoû) – Aeolic, Boeotian

Pronunciation

• (8^th BCE Epic) IPA^(key): /kaː.lôː/[1]

 

• IPA^(key): /ka.lûː/ → /kaˈlu/ → /kaˈlu/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.lûː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kaˈlu/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kaˈlu/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kaˈlu/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kaˈlu/

Adjective

κᾱλοῦ • (kāloû) (Epic, poetic)

1. masculine/neuter genitive singular of κᾱλός (kālós, “beautiful, lovely; beauteous, fair, good, fine; admirable, honorable, noble; moral, virtuous”)

κᾰλοῦ • (kaloû) (Attic, Koine)

1. masculine/neuter genitive singular of κᾰλός (kalós, “beautiful, lovely; beauteous, fair, good, fine; admirable, honorable, noble; moral, virtuous”)

1. The /α/ is short by nature, but because the word was originally καλϝοῦ (kalwoû), the first syllable scans as heavy in Homer.