callis, callis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 3rd
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
rough/stony track, path; moorland/mountain pasture; mountain pass/defile (L+S);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | callis | calles |
| Gen. | callis | callium, callum |
| Dat. | calli | callibus |
| Acc. | callem, callim | calles |
| Voc. | callis | calles |
| Abl. | calle, calli | callibus |
Examples
Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...conscendere currum * * * tu mihi supremae praescripta ad candida callis currenti spatium praemonstra, callida musa Calliope, requies hominum divomque..."Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...complerant undique sentes; rara per occultos lucebat semita callis. Euryalum tenebrae ramorum onerosaque praeda impediunt, fallitque timor regione..."