calipha

See also: Calipha

Latin

Etymology

From Arabic خَلِيفَة‎ (ḵalīfa, “caliph”), from the triliteral root خ ل ف‎ (ḵ-l-f); literally, "successor, substitute"..

Pronunciation

Noun

calīpha m (genitive calīphae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) caliph

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative calīpha calīphae
Genitive calīphae calīphārum
Dative calīphae calīphīs
Accusative calīpham calīphās
Ablative calīphā calīphīs
Vocative calīpha calīphae

Descendants

References
  • calipha in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • calipha in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • calipha in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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