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καλάμη

First declension Noun; Feminine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: καλάμη

Structure: καλαμ (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: v. ka/lamos

Sense

  1. reed, stalk

Declension

First declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative καλάμη καλάμᾱ καλάμαι
Genitive καλάμης καλάμαιν καλαμῶν
Dative καλάμῃ καλάμαιν καλάμαις
Accusative καλάμην καλάμᾱ καλάμᾱς
Vocative καλάμη καλάμᾱ καλάμαι

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • πολλοὺσ γὰρ ἐκάκωσε τὸ ὕψωμα αὐτοῦ, ἐμαράνθη δὲ ὥσπερ μολόχη ἐν καύματι ἢ ὥσπερ στάχυσ ἀπὸ καλάμησ αὐτόματοσ ἀποπεσών. (Septuagint, Liber Iob 24:24)
  • διὰ τοῦτο ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ κυλίω ὑποκάτω ὑμῶν, ὃν τρόπον κυλίεται ἡ ἅμαξα ἡ γέμουσα καλάμησ. (Septuagint, Prophetia Amos 2:13)
  • μειράκιον μὲν οὖν ἔτι ὢν πάνυ ὡραῖον, ὡσ ἐνῆν ἀπὸ τῆσ καλάμησ τεκμαίρεσθαι καὶ ἀκούειν τῶν διηγουμένων, ἀνέδην ἐπόρνευε καὶ συνῆν ἐπὶ μισθῷ τοῖσ δεομένοισ. (Lucian, Alexander, (no name) 5:1)
  • τῇ δ’ ἐκ καλάμησ συνέριθοι νῆσαν πυρκαϊὴν ἄξυλον ἀσταχύων. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 893)
  • ἐν δὲ καὶ ἐκ λειμῶνοσ ἀμωμήτοιο σελίνου βαιὰ διακνίζων ἄνθεα Παρθενίδοσ, λείψανὰ τ’ εὐκαρπεῦντα μελιστάκτων ἀπὸ Μουσέων, ξανθοὺσ ἐκ καλάμησ Βακχυλίδεω στάχυασ· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, book 4, chapter 1 6:1)

Synonyms

  1. reed

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