χάλιξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps Pre-Greek. Probably cognate, ancestor, or descendant of Latin calx (limestone, chalk).[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χᾰ́λῐξ • (khálix) m or f (genitive χᾰ́λῐκος); third declension

  1. small stone, pebble
    • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Fragments 213
    • 125 CE – 200 CE, Lucian, Gout 226
  2. gravel, rubble (used in building and concrete making)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • χαλικῖτις (khalikîtis)
  • χαλικοκαύστης (khalikokaústēs)
  • χαλικώδης (khalikṓdēs)
  • χαλίκωμα (khalíkōma)

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “χάλιξ, -ικος [m., f.]”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1610
  2. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “calx, -cis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 86
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