Chalcis

See also: chalcis

Translingual

Etymology

From

Proper noun

Chalcis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family  – type genus of chalcid wasps.

Hypernyms

• (genus):

Hyponyms

• For the numerous species see Chalcis (wasp) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Chalcis (wasp) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chalcidini on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Chalcis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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English

Etymology

From

Proper noun

Chalcis

1. A city in Euboea, Greece.

Synonyms

• Chalkida (a city in Greece)

Related terms

• Chalcidian

Translations

city

• Finnish: Khalkis
• Greek: Χαλκίδα (el) f (Chalkída)

  Ancient:

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• Russian: Халкида (ru) f (Xalkida)

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χαλκίς (Khalkís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰal.kis/, [ˈkʰäɫ̪kɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.t͡ʃis/, [ˈkäl̠ʲt͡ʃis]

Proper noun

Chalcis f sg (genitive Chalcidis); third declension

1. Chief town of the island Euboea
2. A town in Arabia
3. A town in Syria

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Chalcis
Genitive	Chalcidis
Dative	Chalcidī
Accusative	Chalcidem
Ablative	Chalcide
Vocative	Chalcis
Locative	Chalcidī Chalcide

Derived terms

• Chalcidēnsis
• Chalcidicēnsis
• Chalcidicum
• Chalcidicus
• Chalcis Euboeae
• Chalcis Euboica

References

• “Chalcis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Chalcis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Chalcis” on page 308 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
• “Chalcis” on page 308 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)