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Ancient Greek
Etymology
κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + σθένος (sthénos, “strength”) + -ης (-ēs, adjectival suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kal.lis.tʰé.nɛːs/ → /kal.lisˈθe.nis/ → /ka.lisˈθe.nis/
Proper noun
Καλλισθένης • (Kallisthénēs) m (genitive Καλλισθένους); third declension
- a male given name: Callisthenes
Declension