Unknown. Etymological connection with καλύπτω (kalúptō, “to cover”) is extremely doubtful.
κᾰλῑᾱ́ • (kălīā́) f (genitive κᾰλῑᾶς); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ κᾰλῑᾱ́ hē kălīā́ |
τὼ κᾰλῑᾱ́ tṑ kălīā́ |
αἱ κᾰλῑαί hai kălīaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς κᾰλῑᾶς tês kălīâs |
τοῖν κᾰλῑαῖν toîn kălīaîn |
τῶν κᾰλῑῶν tôn kălīôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ κᾰλῑᾷ têi kălīâi |
τοῖν κᾰλῑαῖν toîn kălīaîn |
ταῖς κᾰλῑαῖς taîs kălīaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν κᾰλῑᾱ́ν tḕn kălīā́n |
τὼ κᾰλῑᾱ́ tṑ kălīā́ |
τᾱ̀ς κᾰλῑᾱ́ς tā̀s kălīā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | κᾰλῑᾱ́ kălīā́ |
κᾰλῑᾱ́ kălīā́ |
κᾰλῑαί kălīaí | ||||||||||
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