Noun: callis
Hyphenation:
Gender: Masculine, Feminine
Declension: Third
Nominative
| Singular | callis |
| Plural | callēs |
Genitive
| Singular | callis |
| Plural | callium |
Dative
| Singular | callī |
| Plural | callibus |
Accusative
| Singular | callem |
| Plural | callēs; callīs |
Ablative
| Singular | calle |
| Plural | callibus |
Vocative
| Singular | callis |
| Plural | callēs |
Sample Sentences
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It nigrum campīs agmen, praedamque per herbās / convectant calle angustō [...]. ([The ants march like] a black column advances on the plain, and they carry their pillage on a narrow path through the grass ….) [29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.404–405]
Nouns inflected like callis
scobis,
sellāris,
frātruēlis,
emphasis,
auriculāris,
draconcopedis,
baculāris,
concīvis,
emphyteosis,
hyoseris,
rebellis,
seselis,
apocatastasis,
padūlis,
prŏneptis,
decēris,
bipennis,
prognōsis,
scrobis,
versipellis, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to drive”), and compared with celer (“fast”). De Vaan prefers to link the word to callum (“hard substance, callus”) instead, considering the "rough" connotations of both terms.
Verbs referencing "callis"
Catalan Nouns
call, Italian Nouns
calle, Spanish Nouns
calle, Romanian Nouns
cale, Romanian Nouns
călătorie.
Translations