Χαλκιδεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Χᾰλκῐ́ς (Khalkís, “Chalcis”) +‎ -εύς (-eús, demonymic suffix)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰal.ki.děu̯s/ → /xal.ciˈðeɸs/ → /xal.ciˈðefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰal.ki.děu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰal.kiˈdews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /xal.ciˈðeɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /xal.ciˈðefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /xal.ciˈðefs/

Noun

Χᾰλκῐδεύς • (Khalkideús) m (genitive Χᾰλκῐδέως); third declension

1. Chalcidian, inhabitant of Chalcis

Declension

Third declension of ὁ Χᾰλκῐδεύς; τοῦ Χᾰλκῐδέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Χᾰλκῐδεύς ho Khalkideús	τὼ Χᾰλκῐδῆ tṑ Khalkidê	οἱ Χᾰλκῐδῆς / Χᾰλκῐδεῖς hoi Khalkidês / Khalkideîs
Genitive	τοῦ Χᾰλκῐδέως toû Khalkidéōs	τοῖν Χᾰλκῐδέοιν toîn Khalkidéoin	τῶν Χᾰλκῐδέων tôn Khalkidéōn
Dative	τῷ Χᾰλκῐδεῖ tôi Khalkideî	τοῖν Χᾰλκῐδέοιν toîn Khalkidéoin	τοῖς Χᾰλκῐδεῦσῐ / Χᾰλκῐδεῦσῐν toîs Khalkideûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Χᾰλκῐδέᾱ tòn Khalkidéā	τὼ Χᾰλκῐδῆ tṑ Khalkidê	τοὺς Χᾰλκῐδέᾱς toùs Khalkidéās
Vocative	Χᾰλκῐδεῦ Khalkideû	Χᾰλκῐδῆ Khalkidê	Χᾰλκῐδῆς / Χᾰλκῐδεῖς Khalkidês / Khalkideîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ὁ Χᾰλκῐδεύς; τοῦ Χᾰλκῐδέος (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Χᾰλκῐδεύς ho Khalkideús	τὼ Χᾰλκῐδῆ tṑ Khalkidê	οἱ Χᾰλκῐδέες / Χᾰλκῐδεῖς hoi Khalkidées / Khalkideîs
Genitive	τοῦ Χᾰλκῐδέος toû Khalkidéos	τοῖν Χᾰλκῐδέοιν toîn Khalkidéoin	τῶν Χᾰλκῐδέων tôn Khalkidéōn
Dative	τῷ Χᾰλκῐδέῐ̈ / Χᾰλκῐδεῖ tôi Khalkidéï / Khalkideî	τοῖν Χᾰλκῐδέοιν toîn Khalkidéoin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν Χᾰλκῐδεῦσῐ / Χᾰλκῐδεῦσῐν toîsi(n) Khalkideûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Χᾰλκῐδέᾰ tòn Khalkidéa	τὼ Χᾰλκῐδῆ tṑ Khalkidê	τοὺς Χᾰλκῐδέᾰς toùs Khalkidéas
Vocative	Χᾰλκῐδεῦ Khalkideû	Χᾰλκῐδῆ Khalkidê	Χᾰλκῐδέες / Χᾰλκῐδεῖς Khalkidées / Khalkideîs
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “Χαλκιδεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Χαλκιδεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers