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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Καλάκτα (Kalákta).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Calactē f sg (genitive Calactēs); first declension
- A city on the north coast of Sicily, situated between Tyndaris and Cephaloedium
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
Derived terms
References
- “Calacte”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Calacte in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.