LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Calpē

Calpē f sg (genitive Calpēs)
Classical[ˈkaɫ.peː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkal.pe]

Meaning

  1. Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)
  2. Gibraltar, Strait of Gibraltar (a strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco; in full, Strait of Gibraltar)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCalpē—
genitiveCalpēs—
dativeCalpae—
accusativeCalpēn—
ablativeCalpē—
vocativeCalpē—
locativeCalpēs—

Calpē, ēs, f., = Κάλπη,
I. one of the pillars of Hercules in Hispania Baetica, now Rock of Gibraltar, Mel. 1, 5, 3; 2, 6, 8; Plin. 3, prooem. § 4; 3, 1, 3, § 7; Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32, 1: Ibera, Sen. Herc. Oet. 1254; Luc. 1, 555; 4, 71 (abl. scanned Calpĕ, Juv. 14, 279).—
II. Derivv.
A. Calpētā-nus, a, um, adj., of Calpe: gurges, Avien. Progn. 1620.—
B. Calpētĭtānus, a, um, adj., of Calpe: vada, Avien. Arat. 1023.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κάλπη (Kálpē).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCalpeCalpe (Κάλπη: Κάλπις, Philostr. Vit. Apoll. 5.1; Gibraltar), the ancient name of the precipitous rock, at the S. extremity of the Spanish coast, and a…GeographyCalpeCalpe (Κάλπη), a river of Bithynia, the Chalpas of Strabo (p. 543). It lies between the Psilis, from which it is 210 stadia distant, and the Sangarius…

Quick answers

What does Calpē mean in Latin?
Calpē, a proper noun, means “Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia); Gibraltar, Strait of Gibraltar (a strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Moro”.
What is the genitive of Calpē?
The genitive singular is Calpēs. Calpē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Calpē?
In classical Latin, [ˈkaɫ.peː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkal.pe].