καλλίπυγος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰ́λλος (kállos, “beauty”) +‎ πῡγή (pūgḗ, “buttocks”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κᾰλλῐ́πῡγος • (kallípūgos) m or f (neuter κᾰλλῐ́πῡγον); second declension

  1. callipygian, callipygous (with beautifully shaped buttocks)

Inflection

Second declension of κᾰλλῐ́πῡγος; κᾰλλῐ́πῡγον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative κᾰλλῐ́πῡγος
kallípūgos 		κᾰλλῐ́πῡγον
kallípūgon 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γω
kallipū́gō 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γω
kallipū́gō 		κᾰλλῐ́πῡγοι
kallípūgoi 		κᾰλλῐ́πῡγᾰ
kallípūga
Genitive κᾰλλῐπῡ́γου
kallipū́gou 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γου
kallipū́gou 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γοιν
kallipū́goin 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γοιν
kallipū́goin 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γων
kallipū́gōn 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γων
kallipū́gōn
Dative κᾰλλῐπῡ́γῳ
kallipū́gōi 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γῳ
kallipū́gōi 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γοιν
kallipū́goin 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γοιν
kallipū́goin 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γοις
kallipū́gois 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γοις
kallipū́gois
Accusative κᾰλλῐ́πῡγον
kallípūgon 		κᾰλλῐ́πῡγον
kallípūgon 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γω
kallipū́gō 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γω
kallipū́gō 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γους
kallipū́gous 		κᾰλλῐ́πῡγᾰ
kallípūga
Vocative κᾰλλῐ́πῡγε
kallípūge 		κᾰλλῐ́πῡγον
kallípūgon 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γω
kallipū́gō 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γω
kallipū́gō 		κᾰλλῐ́πῡγοι
kallípūgoi 		κᾰλλῐ́πῡγᾰ
kallípūga
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
κᾰλλῐπῡ́γως
kallipū́gōs 		κᾰλλῐπῡγότερος
kallipūgóteros 		κᾰλλῐπῡγότᾰτος
kallipūgótatos
Notes:

Descendants

  • English: callipygian

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καλλίπυγος (kallípugos).

Adjective

καλλίπυγος • (kallípygos) m (feminine καλλίπυγη, neuter καλλίπυγο)

  1. callipygian, callipygous (with beautifully shaped buttocks)

Declension

Declension of καλλίπυγος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative καλλίπυγος (kallípygos) καλλίπυγη (kallípygi) καλλίπυγο (kallípygo) καλλίπυγοι (kallípygoi) καλλίπυγες (kallípyges) καλλίπυγα (kallípyga)
genitive καλλίπυγου (kallípygou) καλλίπυγης (kallípygis) καλλίπυγου (kallípygou) καλλίπυγων (kallípygon) καλλίπυγων (kallípygon) καλλίπυγων (kallípygon)
accusative καλλίπυγο (kallípygo) καλλίπυγη (kallípygi) καλλίπυγο (kallípygo) καλλίπυγους (kallípygous) καλλίπυγες (kallípyges) καλλίπυγα (kallípyga)
vocative καλλίπυγε (kallípyge) καλλίπυγη (kallípygi) καλλίπυγο (kallípygo) καλλίπυγοι (kallípygoi) καλλίπυγες (kallípyges) καλλίπυγα (kallípyga)
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