καλλίπυγος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κᾰλλῐ́πῡγος • (kăllĭ́pūgos) 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
kăllĭ́pūgos 		κᾰλλῐ́πῡγον
kăllĭ́pūgon 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γω
kăllĭpū́gō 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γω
kăllĭpū́gō 		κᾰλλῐ́πῡγοι
kăllĭ́pūgoi 		κᾰλλῐ́πῡγᾰ
kăllĭ́pūgă
Genitive κᾰλλῐπῡ́γου
kăllĭpū́gou 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γου
kăllĭpū́gou 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γοιν
kăllĭpū́goin 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γοιν
kăllĭpū́goin 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γων
kăllĭpū́gōn 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γων
kăllĭpū́gōn
Dative κᾰλλῐπῡ́γῳ
kăllĭpū́gōi 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γῳ
kăllĭpū́gōi 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γοιν
kăllĭpū́goin 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γοιν
kăllĭpū́goin 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γοις
kăllĭpū́gois 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γοις
kăllĭpū́gois
Accusative κᾰλλῐ́πῡγον
kăllĭ́pūgon 		κᾰλλῐ́πῡγον
kăllĭ́pūgon 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γω
kăllĭpū́gō 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γω
kăllĭpū́gō 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γους
kăllĭpū́gous 		κᾰλλῐ́πῡγᾰ
kăllĭ́pūgă
Vocative κᾰλλῐ́πῡγε
kăllĭ́pūge 		κᾰλλῐ́πῡγον
kăllĭ́pūgon 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γω
kăllĭpū́gō 		κᾰλλῐπῡ́γω
kăllĭpū́gō 		κᾰλλῐ́πῡγοι
kăllĭ́pūgoi 		κᾰλλῐ́πῡγᾰ
kăllĭ́pūgă
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
κᾰλλῐπῡ́γως
kăllĭpū́gōs 		κᾰλλῐπῡγότερος
kăllĭpūgóteros 		κᾰλλῐπῡγότᾰτος
kăllĭpūgótătos
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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