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Calypso
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calypso
Translingual
thumb|Calypso bulbosa species Calypso bulbosa
Etymology
Borrowed from mul grc Καλυψώ, probably derived from grc κᾰλῠ́πτω to hide, thus “she who conceals”.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Orchidaceae a single species of orchid Calypso bulbosa species (fairy slipper orchid)
Hypernyms
genus ; Epidendroideae subfamily - subfamily; Calypsoeae tribe - tribe; Calypsoinae subtribe - subtribe
Hyponyms
genus Calypso bulbosa species - sole species
References
Calypso (plant) Calypso (plant)
1
Calypso (Orchidaceae) Calypso (Orchidaceae)
mul Orchids
English
Etymology
en ine-pro *ḱel- (cover)
From en grc Κᾰλῠψώ.
Pronunciation
kəlĭpʹsō UK, en /kəˈlɪp.səʊ/
kəlĭpʹsō US, en /kəˈlɪp.soʊ/
en ɪpsəʊ 3
Proper noun
en Greek god A sea nymph who entertained Odysseus on her island, Ogygia, for seven years.
en astronomy The eighth moon of Saturn.
en astronomy 53 Kalypso, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Saturnian moon mentioned above.
en calypso.
Translations
a sea nymph
Bulgarian: bg Кали́псо f
French: fr Calypso f
German: , de Kalypso f
Greek: el Καλυψώ f
Ancient Greek: grc Καλυψώ f
Hindi: hi कालुप्सो
Hungarian: hu Kalüpszó
Italian: it Calipso f
Japanese: ja カリュプソー Karyupusō
Korean: ko ^칼립소
Latin: la Calypsō f
Low German:
German Low German: nds-de Kalypso f
Portuguese: pt Calipso f
Russian: ru Кали́псо f
Spanish: es Calipso f
Swedish: sv Kalypso c
Ukrainian: uk Каліпсо́ f
a moon of Saturn
Bulgarian: bg Кали́псо f
Portuguese: pt Calipso
asteroid
Bulgarian: bg Кали́псо f
References
Calypso (mythology)
Calypso (moon)
53 Kalypso
Anagrams
en aclopsy cosplay
en Asteroids Moons of Saturn
Latin
Etymology
la Calypsō :bor grc:Κᾰλῠψώ + 1
Pronunciation
Calyp.sō
Proper noun
((Calypsō<4.Callisto>,Calypsō<3>)) Calypsō/Calypsōn f
la Greek god en Calypso a nymph who ruled the island of en Ogygia, on whose shores en Odysseus was shipwrecked, whereupon she detained and entertained him for seven years, bearing him the two sons en Nausithoüs and en Nausinoüs
Declension
((Calypsō<4.Callisto>,Calypsō<3>)) Calypsō/Calypsōn/Calypsōnem
Descendants
en Calypso 1
it Calipso 1
es Calipso 1
pt Calipso 1 1
References
Călypso
Călypsō 249/2
1 Calypsō 262/1
Portuguese
Proper noun
f
Calipso 43 11