chalcis

See also: Chalcis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χαλκίς (khalkís).

Pronunciation

Noun

chalcis f (genitive chalcidis); third declension

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

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative chalcis chalcidēs
genitive chalcidis chalcidum
dative chalcidī chalcidibus
accusative chalcidem chalcidēs
ablative chalcide chalcidibus
vocative chalcis chalcidēs

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”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
  • 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 and Roman 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)