Calpe

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin

Proper noun

Calpe f

  1. (obsolete) Original genus name of Calyptra.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κάλπη (Kálpē).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkal.peː/, [ˈkaɫ.peː]

Proper noun

Calpē f (genitive Calpēs); first declension

  1. (geography) Gibraltar

Inflection

First declension, Greek type, with locative.

Case Singular
Nominative Calpē
Genitive Calpēs
Dative Calpae
Accusative Calpēn
Ablative Calpē
Vocative Calpē
Locative Calpae

References
  • Calpe in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Calpe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Calpe in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Calpe in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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