Unknown. Etymological connection with καλύπτω (kalúptō, “to cover”) is extremely doubtful.
κᾰλῑᾱ́ • (kalīā́) f (genitive κᾰλῑᾶς); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ κᾰλῑᾱ́ hē kalīā́ |
τὼ κᾰλῑᾱ́ tṑ kalīā́ |
αἱ κᾰλῑαί hai kalīaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς κᾰλῑᾶς tês kalīâs |
τοῖν κᾰλῑαῖν toîn kalīaîn |
τῶν κᾰλῑῶν tôn kalīôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ κᾰλῑᾷ têi kalīâi |
τοῖν κᾰλῑαῖν toîn kalīaîn |
ταῖς κᾰλῑαῖς taîs kalīaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν κᾰλῑᾱ́ν tḕn kalīā́n |
τὼ κᾰλῑᾱ́ tṑ kalīā́ |
τᾱ̀ς κᾰλῑᾱ́ς tā̀s kalīā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | κᾰλῑᾱ́ kalīā́ |
κᾰλῑᾱ́ kalīā́ |
κᾰλῑαί kalīaí | ||||||||||
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