Chalaeum

Latin

Alternative forms

• Chalaeon

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χάλαιον (Khálaion).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kʰaˈlae̯.um/, [kʰäˈɫ̪äe̯ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kaˈle.um/, [käˈlɛːum]

Proper noun

Chalaeum n sg (genitive Chalaeī); second declension

1. a town of Locris situated upon the coast

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Chalaeum
Genitive	Chalaeī
Dative	Chalaeō
Accusative	Chalaeum
Ablative	Chalaeō
Vocative	Chalaeum
Locative	Chalaeī

References

• Chalaeon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Chalaeum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly