chalcophonos
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek χαλκόφωνος (khalkóphōnos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kʰal.koˈpʰoː.nos/, [kʰäɫ̪kɔˈpʰoːnɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kal.koˈfo.nos/, [kälkoˈfɔːnos]
Noun
[edit]chalcophōnos f (genitive chalcophōnī); second declension
- A precious stone ringing like brass
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | chalcophōnos | chalcophōnī |
Genitive | chalcophōnī | chalcophōnōrum |
Dative | chalcophōnō | chalcophōnīs |
Accusative | chalcophōnon | chalcophōnōs |
Ablative | chalcophōnō | chalcophōnīs |
Vocative | chalcophōne | chalcophōnī |
References
[edit]- “chalcophonos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- chalcophonos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.