Calliope
See also: calliope
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Calliope f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Muscicapidae – rubythroats and close relatives.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Muscicapoidea - superfamily; Muscicapidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Calliope calliope (Siberian rubythroat) - type species; Calliope obscura (blackthroat), Calliope pectardens (firethroat), Calliope pectoralis (Himalayan rubythroat), Calliope tschebaiewi (Chinese rubythroat) - other species
References
- Calliope (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Calliope on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Calliope on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kə.ˈlaɪ.ə.pi/, /kə.ˈliː.ə.pi/
Proper noun
Calliope
- (Greek mythology) The Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; the mother of Orpheus with Apollo.
- (astronomy) 22 Kalliope, a main belt asteroid.
- A female given name.
Derived terms
- calliope
- Calliopean
Translations
the Muse of eloquence and epic
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See also
- (Greek mythology Muses) Muse; Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Calliope, from Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē).
Proper noun
Calliope
- a female given name from Ancient Greek
- (Greek mythology) the Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; the mother of Orpheus with Apollo
- (astronomy) 22 Kalliope
Italian
Etymology
From Latin Calliopē, from Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kalˈli.o.pe/
- Rhymes: -iope
- Hyphenation: Cal‧lì‧o‧pe
Proper noun
Calliope f
- (Greek mythology) Calliope, the Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry
- a female given name from Ancient Greek
Hypernyms
- musa
Derived terms
- calliope
Further reading
- Calliope on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Latin
Alternative forms
- Calliopēa
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kalˈli.o.peː/, [kälˈlʲiɔpeː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kalˈli.o.pe/, [kälˈliːope]
Proper noun
Calliopē f sg (genitive Calliopēs); first declension
- (Greek mythology) The Muse Calliope, goddess and muse of epic poetry, or of poetry in general
- See Calliopea for an alternative spelling and quotation from Ovid’s Fasti.
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Calliopē |
Genitive | Calliopēs |
Dative | Calliopae |
Accusative | Calliopēn |
Ablative | Calliopē |
Vocative | Calliopē |
Descendants
- Italian: Calliope