Noun: calamus
Hyphenation:
Gender: Masculine
Declension: Second
Nominative
| Singular | calamus |
| Plural | calamī |
Genitive
| Singular | calamī |
| Plural | calamōrum |
Dative
| Singular | calamō |
| Plural | calamīs |
Accusative
| Singular | calamum |
| Plural | calamōs |
Ablative
| Singular | calamō |
| Plural | calamīs |
Vocative
| Singular | calame |
| Plural | calamī |
Sample Sentences
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Calamus gladio fortior (The pen is mightier than the sword.) [Motto of Keio University]
Nouns inflected like calamus
priāpismus,
scāpus,
servus,
cuneolus,
sargus,
saccus,
scarus,
scinus,
scopus,
illēgitimus,
sorbus,
sophus,
somnus,
Hispānus,
soccus,
sirpus,
siclus,
icterus,
cunīculus,
xystus, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *ḱélh₂m̥
3. Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos)bor.
4. Latin calamus
5. Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos). Doublet of culmus. Compare calamīna.
Verbs referencing "calamus"
Italian Nouns
calamaro, English Nouns
shawm, Italian Nouns
calmo, English Nouns
chalumeau, French Nouns
chalumeau, Portuguese Nouns
caramelo, Spanish Nouns
carámbano, Icelandic Nouns
kalmusrót, Spanish Nouns
caramillo, Spanish Nouns
calamar, French Nouns
chaume, Italian Nouns
cennamella, German Nouns
Kalmus, Romanian Nouns
carâmb, French Nouns
calame, Polish Nouns
karmel, Portuguese Nouns
charamela, Galician Nouns
carambo, Spanish Nouns
churumbela.
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