callais

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See also: calláis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καλλαϊς (kallaïs).

Pronunciation

Noun

callais f (genitive callaidis); third declension

  1. A sea-green precious stone, the turquoise

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Derived terms

References

  • callais”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • callais in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.