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English
Proper noun
Callirrhoe
- (astronomy) One of the moons of Jupiter.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Καλλιρρόη (Kallirrhóē), derived from the adjective καλλίρροος (kallírrhoos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Callirrhoē f sg (genitive Callirrhoēs); first declension
- Daughter of Achelous, second wife of Alcmoeon.
- Wife of Piranthus.
- A daughter of Oceanus.
- A fountain at Athens.
- A warm, medicinal fountain in Palestine.
- Synonym of Edessa (city in present-day Turkey)
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
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