καλαῦροψ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

κολλόροβον (kollórobon)

Etymology

Explained as an Aeolic compound "καλα-ϝροψ" by Schwyzer and Chantraine, but with unexplained second member. The comparison of the first member with Sanskrit शल (śala, “spear, staff”) or with κλάω (kláō, “to break”) must be forgotten. According to Beekes, it is a typical Pre-Greek word.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.lâu̯.rops/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kaˈlaw.rops/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kaˈla.βrops/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kaˈla.vrops/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kaˈla.vrops/

Noun

κᾰλαῦροψ • (kalaûrops) f (genitive κᾰλαύροπος); third declension

shepherd's staff or crook, which was thrown so as to drive back the cattle
Synonym: χαῖος (khaîos)

Declension

Third declension of ἡ κᾰλαῦροψ; τῆς κᾰλαύροπος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ κᾰλαῦροψ hē kalaûrops	τὼ κᾰλαύροπε tṑ kalaúrope	αἱ κᾰλαύροπες hai kalaúropes
Genitive	τῆς κᾰλαύροπος tês kalaúropos	τοῖν κᾰλαυρόποιν toîn kalaurópoin	τῶν κᾰλαυρόπων tôn kalaurópōn
Dative	τῇ κᾰλαύροπῐ têi kalaúropi	τοῖν κᾰλαυρόποιν toîn kalaurópoin	ταῖς κᾰλαύροψῐ / κᾰλαύροψῐν taîs kalaúropsi(n)
Accusative	τὴν κᾰλαύροπᾰ tḕn kalaúropa	τὼ κᾰλαύροπε tṑ kalaúrope	τᾱ̀ς κᾰλαύροπᾰς tā̀s kalaúropas
Vocative	κᾰλαῦροψ kalaûrops	κᾰλαύροπε kalaúrope	κᾰλαύροπες kalaúropes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

κᾰλαυρόπῐον (kalaurópion)