Calydon

See also: Calydôn

English

Alternative forms
  • Calydôn (dated)
  • Kalydon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Καλυδών (Kaludṓn).

Pronunciation
  • (US) enPR: kălʹĭdŏn',[1] IPA(key): /ˈkælɪˌdɒn/,[2]

Proper noun

Calydon

  1. (historical) An Ancient Greek city in the country of Ætolia, north of the Gulf of Patras in western Greece, situated on the west bank of the river Evenus.
  2. (historical, Greek mythology) The legendary founding king and eponym of the city of Calydon, whose failure to honour the goddess Artemis in a rite resulted in her sending the Calydonian Boar to lay waste to the city.

Derived terms
  • Calydonian Boar
  • Calydonian Hunt

Translations

References
  1. “Calydon” listed in the American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [4th Ed.]
  2. “Calydon” defined by Dictionary.com Unabridged

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καλυδών (Kaludṓn).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.ly.doːn/, [ˈka.lʏ.doːn]

Proper noun

Calydōn m (genitive Calydōnis); third declension

  1. The most celebrated city of Aetolia, situated in a fertile plain near the river Evenus

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Calydōn
Genitive Calydōnis
Dative Calydōnī
Accusative Calydōnem
Ablative Calydōne
Vocative Calydōn
  • Calydōniacus
  • Calydōnis
  • Calydōnius

References
  • Calydon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Calydon in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Calydon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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