Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χαλκίς ‎(Khalkís)

Proper noun

Chalcis f

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

Hypernyms

• (genus):

Hyponyms

• For the numerous species see Chalcis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Proper noun

Chalcis

1. A city in Euboea, Greece.

Related terms

• Chalcidian

Translations

Synonyms

• Chalkida (a city in Greece)

Latin

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek Χαλκίς ‎(Khalkís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰal.kis/, [ˈkʰaɫ.kɪs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.t͡ʃis/

Proper noun

Chalcis f ‎(genitive Chalcidis); third declension

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

Inflection

Third declension.

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Chalcis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: 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)

Latin

Noun

chalcis f ‎(genitive chalcidis); third declension

1. A type of fish, possibly a sardine or herring.
2. A type of lizard or snake.

Inflection

Third declension.

References

• chalcis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “chalcis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• chalcis in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
• chalcis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• chalcis in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• chalcis in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “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)