"κάλαμος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ká.la.mos/, /ˈka.la.mos/, /ˈka.la.mos/, /ká.la.mos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈka.la.mos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈka.la.mos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈka.la.mos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈka.la.mos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos (“reed, straw”) via its zero-grade stem (such as genitive *ḱl̥h₂mós, with a shift in accent to *ḱĺ̥h₂mos), or (according to Beekes) independently thematicized from an original ablauting paradigm *ḱólh₂-m̥ ~ *ḱl̥h₂-ém-. Cognates include Latin culmus, Russian соло́ма (solóma), Old Norse halmr, and Old English healm (English haulm). Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*ḱolh₂mos|t=reed, straw}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos (“reed, straw”), {{glossary|zero-grade}} zero-grade, {{cog|la|culmus}} Latin culmus, {{cog|ru|соло́ма}} Russian соло́ма (solóma), {{cog|non|halmr}} Old Norse halmr, {{cog|ang|healm}} Old English healm, {{cog|en|haulm}} English haulm Head templates: {{grc-noun|κᾰλᾰ́μου|m|second|head=κᾰ́λᾰμος}} κᾰ́λᾰμος • (kắlămos) m (genitive κᾰλᾰ́μου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κᾰ́λᾰμος|ου}} Forms: κᾰ́λᾰμος [canonical], kắlămos [romanization], κᾰλᾰ́μου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ κᾰ́λᾰμος [nominative, singular], κᾰλᾰ́μω [dual, nominative], οἱ κᾰ́λᾰμοι [nominative, plural], τοῦ κᾰλᾰ́μου [genitive, singular], κᾰλᾰ́μοιν [dual, genitive], κᾰλᾰ́μων [genitive, plural], τῷ κᾰλᾰ́μῳ [dative, singular], κᾰλᾰ́μοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κᾰλᾰ́μοις [dative, plural], τὸν κᾰ́λᾰμον [accusative, singular], κᾰλᾰ́μω [accusative, dual], τοὺς κᾰλᾰ́μους [accusative, plural], κᾰ́λᾰμε [singular, vocative], κᾰλᾰ́μω [dual, vocative], κᾰ́λᾰμοι [plural, vocative], καλάμη [alternative]
  1. a reed
    Sense id: en-κάλαμος-grc-noun-gBstzJD2
  2. anything made of reed or cane
    staff, rod
    Sense id: en-κάλαμος-grc-noun-i7wHKkis Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 12 22 12 12 12 2 22 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 12 23 12 12 12 2 23 1 0
  3. anything made of reed or cane
    measuring rod
    Sense id: en-κάλαμος-grc-noun-NwjHiq89 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 5 15 27 15 15 15 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 12 22 12 12 12 2 22 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 12 23 12 12 12 2 23 1 0
  4. anything made of reed or cane
    pen
    Sense id: en-κάλαμος-grc-noun-ThJFYpmJ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 12 22 12 12 12 2 22 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 12 23 12 12 12 2 23 1 0
  5. anything made of reed or cane
    flute
    Sense id: en-κάλαμος-grc-noun-7HUFHnj- Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 10 12 18 12 24 12 12 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 10 12 17 12 23 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 12 22 12 12 12 2 22 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 12 23 12 12 12 2 23 1 0
  6. anything made of reed or cane
    shaft of an arrow
    Sense id: en-κάλαμος-grc-noun-4jYgVe~L Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 12 22 12 12 12 2 22 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 12 23 12 12 12 2 23 1 0
  7. collectively, of plants, which are neither bush, nor tree Tags: collective, form-of Form of: plants, which are neither bush, nor tree
    Sense id: en-κάλαμος-grc-noun-OikK0GwL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: καλαμάγρωστις (kalamágrōstis), καλάμινος (kaláminos), καλάμιον (kalámion), κᾰλᾰμῐ́ς (kălămĭ́s), κᾰλᾰμῐ́σκος (kălămĭ́skos), κᾰλᾰμογρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (kălămogrăphĭ́ā), καλαμοθήκη (kalamothḗkē)
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      "roman": "kalamágrōstis",
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    },
    {
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      "word": "καλάμινος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kalámion",
      "word": "καλάμιον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kălămĭ́s",
      "word": "κᾰλᾰμῐ́ς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kălămĭ́skos",
      "word": "κᾰλᾰμῐ́σκος"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kălămogrăphĭ́ā",
      "word": "κᾰλᾰμογρᾰφῐ́ᾱ"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kalamothḗkē",
      "word": "καλαμοθήκη"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "κάλαμος",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: κάλαμος (kálamos) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: κάλαμος (kálamos) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "قَلَم",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: قَلَم (qalam)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: قَلَم (qalam) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "qalam",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: qalam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: qalam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "կալամոն",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: կալամոն (kalamon)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: կալամոն (kalamon)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "he",
            "2": "קולמוס",
            "3": "קלמרין",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "kulmus",
            "tr2": "kalmarin"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hebrew: קולמוס (kulmus), קלמרין (kalmarin)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hebrew: קולמוס (kulmus), קלמרין (kalmarin) (> קלמר (kalmar))"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "calamus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: calamus",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: calamus (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sa",
            "2": "कलम",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sanskrit: कलम (kalama)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sanskrit: कलम (kalama)"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ḱolh₂mos",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "zero-grade",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "culmus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin culmus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "соло́ма"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian соло́ма (solóma)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse halmr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "healm"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English healm",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "haulm"
      },
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "κᾰ́λᾰμος",
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    {
      "form": "kắlămos",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "κᾰλᾰ́μου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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    },
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      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ὁ κᾰ́λᾰμος",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "κᾰλᾰ́μω",
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        "nominative"
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      "form": "οἱ κᾰ́λᾰμοι",
      "roman": "hoi kắlămoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ κᾰλᾰ́μου",
      "roman": "toû kălắmou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰλᾰ́μοιν",
      "roman": "kălắmoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰλᾰ́μων",
      "roman": "kălắmōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ κᾰλᾰ́μῳ",
      "roman": "tôi kălắmōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰλᾰ́μοιν",
      "roman": "kălắmoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς κᾰλᾰ́μοις",
      "roman": "toîs kălắmois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν κᾰ́λᾰμον",
      "roman": "tòn kắlămon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰλᾰ́μω",
      "roman": "kălắmō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς κᾰλᾰ́μους",
      "roman": "toùs kălắmous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λᾰμε",
      "roman": "kắlăme",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰλᾰ́μω",
      "roman": "kălắmō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λᾰμοι",
      "roman": "kắlămoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καλάμη",
      "roman": "kalámē",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "second",
        "head": "κᾰ́λᾰμος"
      },
      "expansion": "κᾰ́λᾰμος • (kắlămos) m (genitive κᾰλᾰ́μου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κᾰ́λᾰμος",
        "2": "ου"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "a reed"
      ],
      "id": "en-κάλαμος-grc-noun-gBstzJD2",
      "links": [
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          "reed",
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        ]
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      "glosses": [
        "anything made of reed or cane",
        "staff, rod"
      ],
      "id": "en-κάλαμος-grc-noun-i7wHKkis",
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          "reed",
          "reed"
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        [
          "cane",
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        ],
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          "staff",
          "staff"
        ],
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          "rod",
          "rod"
        ]
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        "anything made of reed or cane",
        "measuring rod"
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      "glosses": [
        "anything made of reed or cane",
        "pen"
      ],
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          "reed",
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          "cane",
          "cane"
        ],
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          "pen",
          "pen"
        ]
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      "glosses": [
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        "flute"
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        "anything made of reed or cane",
        "shaft of an arrow"
      ],
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        [
          "reed",
          "reed"
        ],
        [
          "cane",
          "cane"
        ],
        [
          "shaft",
          "shaft"
        ],
        [
          "arrow",
          "arrow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "plants"
        },
        {
          "word": "which are neither bush"
        },
        {
          "word": "nor tree"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "collectively, of plants, which are neither bush, nor tree"
      ],
      "id": "en-κάλαμος-grc-noun-OikK0GwL",
      "links": [
        [
          "bush",
          "bush"
        ],
        [
          "tree",
          "tree"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ká.la.mos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.la.mos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.la.mos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ká.la.mos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.la.mos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.la.mos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.la.mos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.la.mos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Reed pen"
  ],
  "word": "κάλαμος"
}
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    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek proparoxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
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    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "kalamágrōstis",
      "word": "καλαμάγρωστις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kaláminos",
      "word": "καλάμινος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kalámion",
      "word": "καλάμιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kălămĭ́s",
      "word": "κᾰλᾰμῐ́ς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kălămĭ́skos",
      "word": "κᾰλᾰμῐ́σκος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kălămogrăphĭ́ā",
      "word": "κᾰλᾰμογρᾰφῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kalamothḗkē",
      "word": "καλαμοθήκη"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "κάλαμος",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: κάλαμος (kálamos) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: κάλαμος (kálamos) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "قَلَم",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: قَلَم (qalam)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: قَلَم (qalam) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "qalam",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: qalam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: qalam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "կալամոն",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: կալամոն (kalamon)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: կալամոն (kalamon)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "he",
            "2": "קולמוס",
            "3": "קלמרין",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "kulmus",
            "tr2": "kalmarin"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hebrew: קולמוס (kulmus), קלמרין (kalmarin)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hebrew: קולמוס (kulmus), קלמרין (kalmarin) (> קלמר (kalmar))"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "calamus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: calamus",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: calamus (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sa",
            "2": "कलम",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sanskrit: कलम (kalama)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sanskrit: कलम (kalama)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ḱolh₂mos",
        "t": "reed, straw"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos (“reed, straw”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zero-grade"
      },
      "expansion": "zero-grade",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "culmus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin culmus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "соло́ма"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian соло́ма (solóma)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "halmr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse halmr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "healm"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English healm",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "haulm"
      },
      "expansion": "English haulm",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos (“reed, straw”) via its zero-grade stem (such as genitive *ḱl̥h₂mós, with a shift in accent to *ḱĺ̥h₂mos), or (according to Beekes) independently thematicized from an original ablauting paradigm *ḱólh₂-m̥ ~ *ḱl̥h₂-ém-. Cognates include Latin culmus, Russian соло́ма (solóma), Old Norse halmr, and Old English healm (English haulm).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λᾰμος",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kắlămos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰλᾰ́μου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ κᾰ́λᾰμος",
      "roman": "ho kắlămos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰλᾰ́μω",
      "roman": "kălắmō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ κᾰ́λᾰμοι",
      "roman": "hoi kắlămoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ κᾰλᾰ́μου",
      "roman": "toû kălắmou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰλᾰ́μοιν",
      "roman": "kălắmoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰλᾰ́μων",
      "roman": "kălắmōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ κᾰλᾰ́μῳ",
      "roman": "tôi kălắmōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰλᾰ́μοιν",
      "roman": "kălắmoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς κᾰλᾰ́μοις",
      "roman": "toîs kălắmois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν κᾰ́λᾰμον",
      "roman": "tòn kắlămon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰλᾰ́μω",
      "roman": "kălắmō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς κᾰλᾰ́μους",
      "roman": "toùs kălắmous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λᾰμε",
      "roman": "kắlăme",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰλᾰ́μω",
      "roman": "kălắmō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λᾰμοι",
      "roman": "kắlămoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καλάμη",
      "roman": "kalámē",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κᾰλᾰ́μου",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second",
        "head": "κᾰ́λᾰμος"
      },
      "expansion": "κᾰ́λᾰμος • (kắlămos) m (genitive κᾰλᾰ́μου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κᾰ́λᾰμος",
        "2": "ου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a reed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reed",
          "reed"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "anything made of reed or cane",
        "staff, rod"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reed",
          "reed"
        ],
        [
          "cane",
          "cane"
        ],
        [
          "staff",
          "staff"
        ],
        [
          "rod",
          "rod"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "anything made of reed or cane",
        "measuring rod"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reed",
          "reed"
        ],
        [
          "cane",
          "cane"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "anything made of reed or cane",
        "pen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reed",
          "reed"
        ],
        [
          "cane",
          "cane"
        ],
        [
          "pen",
          "pen"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "anything made of reed or cane",
        "flute"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reed",
          "reed"
        ],
        [
          "cane",
          "cane"
        ],
        [
          "flute",
          "flute"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "anything made of reed or cane",
        "shaft of an arrow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reed",
          "reed"
        ],
        [
          "cane",
          "cane"
        ],
        [
          "shaft",
          "shaft"
        ],
        [
          "arrow",
          "arrow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "plants"
        },
        {
          "word": "which are neither bush"
        },
        {
          "word": "nor tree"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "collectively, of plants, which are neither bush, nor tree"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bush",
          "bush"
        ],
        [
          "tree",
          "tree"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ká.la.mos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.la.mos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.la.mos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ká.la.mos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.la.mos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.la.mos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.la.mos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.la.mos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Reed pen"
  ],
  "word": "κάλαμος"
}

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