Χαλκηδών
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (Qrt-ḥdšt, “New City”), hence doublet of Καρχηδών (Karkhēdṓn, “Carthage”). Probably also influenced by χαλκός (khalkós, “bronze”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kʰal.kɛː.dɔ̌ːn/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kʰal.keˈdon/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /xal.kiˈðon/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /xal.ciˈðon/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /xal.ciˈðon/
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ Χαλκηδών hē Khalkēdṓn | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Χαλκηδόνος tês Khalkēdónos | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Χαλκηδόνῐ têi Khalkēdóni | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Χαλκηδόνᾰ tḕn Khalkēdóna | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Χαλκηδών Khalkēdṓn | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Χαλκηδονῐ́ᾱ (Khalkēdoníā)
- Χαλκηδονῐᾰκός (Khalkēdoniakós)
- Χαλκηδόνῐος (Khalkēdónios)
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,005
- Χαλκηδών in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
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