See also: calliope

Translingual

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Siberian rubythroat, Calliope calliope

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē), the Muse of eloquence and poetry, in turn of κᾰλλῐ- (kalli-) + ὄψ (óps) “beautiful voice”. Introduced by English ornithologist John Gould in 1836.

Proper noun

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Calliope f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Muscicapidae – rubythroats and close relatives.

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English

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From Latin Calliope, from Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē), from κᾰλλῐ- (kalli-, beautiful) + ὄψ (óps, voice).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kəˈlaɪ.ə.pi/, /kəˈliː.ə.pi/

Proper noun

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Calliope

  1. (Greek mythology) The Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; the mother of Orpheus with Apollo.
  2. (astronomy) 22 Kalliope, a main belt asteroid.
  3. A female given name.

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Translations

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English Calliope, from Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē).

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Calliope

  1. a female given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]
  2. (Greek mythology) the Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; the mother of Orpheus with Apollo
  3. (astronomy) 22 Kalliope

Italian

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Raffigurazione di Calliope – Depiction of Calliope

Etymology

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From Latin Calliopē, from Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kalˈli.o.pe/
  • Rhymes: -iope
  • Hyphenation: Cal‧lì‧o‧pe

Proper noun

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Calliope f

  1. (Greek mythology) Calliope, the Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry
  2. a female given name from Ancient Greek

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē).

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Proper noun

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Calliopē f sg (genitive Calliopēs); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) The Muse Calliope, goddess and muse of epic poetry, or of poetry in general
    • See Calliopea for an alternative spelling and quotation from Ovid’s Fasti.

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First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

singular
nominative Calliopē
genitive Calliopēs
dative Calliopae
accusative Calliopēn
ablative Calliopē
vocative Calliopē

Descendants

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  • Italian: Calliope
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