καλάϊνος

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From κάλλαις (kállais, “a precious blue-green stone such as turquoise”) +‎ -ινος (-inos); the further etymology of the first component is unknown.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κᾰλάϊνος • (kaláïnos) m (feminine κᾰλᾰΐνη, neuter κᾰλάϊνον); first/second declension

  1. shimmering blue-green

Declension

First and second declension of κᾰλᾰ́ϊ̆νος; κᾰλᾰϊ̆νη; κᾰλᾰ́ϊ̆νον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative κᾰλᾰ́ϊ̆νος
kaláïnos 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νη
kalaïnē 		κᾰλᾰ́ϊ̆νον
kaláïnon 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νω
kalaïnō 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νᾱ
kalaïnā 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νω
kalaïnō 		κᾰλᾰ́ϊ̆νοι
kaláïnoi 		κᾰλᾰ́ϊ̆ναι
kaláïnai 		κᾰλᾰ́ϊ̆νᾰ
kaláïna
Genitive κᾰλᾰϊ̆νου
kalaïnou 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νης
kalaïnēs 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νου
kalaïnou 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νοιν
kalaïnoin 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆ναιν
kalaïnain 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νοιν
kalaïnoin 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νων
kalaïnōn 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νων
kalaïnōn 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νων
kalaïnōn
Dative κᾰλᾰϊ̆νῳ
kalaïnōi 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νῃ
kalaïnēi 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νῳ
kalaïnōi 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νοιν
kalaïnoin 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆ναιν
kalaïnain 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νοιν
kalaïnoin 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νοις
kalaïnois 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆ναις
kalaïnais 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νοις
kalaïnois
Accusative κᾰλᾰ́ϊ̆νον
kaláïnon 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νην
kalaïnēn 		κᾰλᾰ́ϊ̆νον
kaláïnon 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νω
kalaïnō 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νᾱ
kalaïnā 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νω
kalaïnō 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νους
kalaïnous 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νᾱς
kalaïnās 		κᾰλᾰ́ϊ̆νᾰ
kaláïna
Vocative κᾰλᾰ́ϊ̆νε
kaláïne 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νη
kalaïnē 		κᾰλᾰ́ϊ̆νον
kaláïnon 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νω
kalaïnō 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νᾱ
kalaïnā 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νω
kalaïnō 		κᾰλᾰ́ϊ̆νοι
kaláïnoi 		κᾰλᾰ́ϊ̆ναι
kaláïnai 		κᾰλᾰ́ϊ̆νᾰ
kaláïna
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
κᾰλᾰϊ̆νως
kalaïnōs 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νώτερος
kalaïnṓteros 		κᾰλᾰϊ̆νώτᾰτος
kalaïnṓtatos
Notes:

See also

Colors in Ancient Greek · χρώμᾰτᾰ (khrṓmata) (layout · text)
     λευκός (leukós)      γλαυκός (glaukós), κῐλλός (killós), πολῐός (poliós), φαιός (phaiós), χαροπός (kharopós)      ᾰ̓μαυρός (amaurós), κελαινός (kelainós), μαυρός (maurós), μέλᾱς (mélās)
             ἐρῠθρός (eruthrós); κᾰρῡ́κῐνος (karū́kinos), κόκκῐνος (kókkinos), φοινός (phoinós)              πυρρός (purrhós); ὄρφνῐνος (órphninos)              μήλινος (mḗlinos), ξᾰνθός (xanthós); ὠχρός (ōkhrós)
             πρᾰ́σῐνος (prásinos)              χλωρός (khlōrós)              χλωρός (khlōrós); χλωρομέλᾱς (khlōromélās)
             κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos); γλαυκός (glaukós), κᾰλάϊνος (kaláïnos)              κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos)              κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos), ὑᾰκῐ́νθῐνος (huakínthinos)
             ἰόεις (ióeis), φοινῑ́κεος (phoinī́keos); ᾰ̔λουργής (halourgḗs), πορφῠ́ρεος (porphúreos), οἶνοψ (oînops)              φοινῑ́κεος (phoinī́keos); ᾰ̔λουργής (halourgḗs), πορφῠ́ρεος (porphúreos)              ῥόδινος (rhódinos), ῥοδόεις (rhodóeis)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “καλάϊνος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 621

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