Calamis
τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Călămis: ĭdis, m., = Κάλαμις,
I a distinguished Greek sculptor and artificer in metals (about Olymp. 78), Cic. Brut. 18, 70; Quint. 12, 10, 7; Plin. 34, 7, 18, § 47; 34, 8, 19, § 71; Prop. 3 (4), 9, 10; Ov. P. 4, 1, 33.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Călămis,¹⁶ ĭdis, m., nom d’un sculpteur célèbre : Cic. Br. 70.
Latin > German (Georges)
Calamis, midis, m. (Κάλαμις), einer der größten Bildhauer aus dem Zeitalter des Phidias (um 470 v. Chr.), Cic. Brut. 78. Plin. 34, 71. Quint. 12, 10, 7. Prop. 3, 9, 10. Ov. ex Pont. 4, 1, 33.
