Calbis
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κάλβις (Kálbis).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkal.bis/, [ˈkäɫ̪bɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkal.bis/, [ˈkälbis]
Proper noun
Calbis m sg (genitive Calbis); third declension
- A river in Caria
- c. 43 CE, Pomponius Mela, De Situ Orbis 1.83.5:
- sunt aliquot, dein promunturia duo Pedalion et Crya, et secundum Calbim amnem Caunus oppidum valetudine habitantium infame.
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im, ablative singular in -ī), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Calbis |
| Genitive | Calbis |
| Dative | Calbī |
| Accusative | Calbim |
| Ablative | Calbī |
| Vocative | Calbis |
References
- Calbis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Calbis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly