καλαμίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰ́λᾰμος (kálamos, “reed”) +‎ -ῐ́ς (-ís).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

κᾰλᾰμῐ́ς • (kalamís) f (genitive κᾰλᾰμῐ́δος); third declension

  1. limed twig
  2. case for a writing-reed, pencase
  3. toothpick or toothbrush
  4. quill used as splint for broken noses
  5. (in the plural) reeds put in layers to strengthen buildings

Inflection
Third declension of ἡ κᾰλᾰμῐ́ς; τῆς κᾰλᾰμῐ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ κᾰλᾰμῐ́ς
hē kalamís		 τὼ κᾰλᾰμῐ́δε
tṑ kalamíde		 αἱ κᾰλᾰμῐ́δες
hai kalamídes
Genitive τῆς κᾰλᾰμῐ́δος
tês kalamídos		 τοῖν κᾰλᾰμῐ́δοιν
toîn kalamídoin		 τῶν κᾰλᾰμῐ́δων
tôn kalamídōn
Dative τῇ κᾰλᾰμῐ́δῐ
têi kalamídi		 τοῖν κᾰλᾰμῐ́δοιν
toîn kalamídoin		 ταῖς κᾰλᾰμῐ́σῐ / κᾰλᾰμῐ́σῐν
taîs kalamísi(n)
Accusative τὴν κᾰλᾰμῐ́δᾰ
tḕn kalamída		 τὼ κᾰλᾰμῐ́δε
tṑ kalamíde		 τᾱ̀ς κᾰλᾰμῐ́δᾰς
tā̀s kalamídas
Vocative κᾰλᾰμῐ́ς
kalamís		 κᾰλᾰμῐ́δε
kalamíde		 κᾰλᾰμῐ́δες
kalamídes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

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