χάλκινος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From χᾰλκ(ός) (khalk(ós), bronze, copper) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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χᾰ́λκῐνος (khálkinosm (feminine χᾰλκῐ́νη, neuter χᾰ́λκῐνον); first/second declension

  1. bronze, made of bronze

Inflection

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Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: χάλκινος (chálkinos) (learned)

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek χάλκινος (khálkinos).[1] By surface analysis, χαλκ(ός) (chalk(ós)) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxal.ci.nos/
  • Hyphenation: χάλ‧κι‧νος

Adjective

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χάλκινος (chálkinosm (feminine χάλκινη, neuter χάλκινο)

  1. copper (made of copper)
  2. (of medal) bronze (made of bronze)
    χάλκινο μετάλλιοchálkino metálliobronze medal

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ χάλκινος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language