Chalcis

See also: chalcis

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

Hyponyms

References

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χαλκίς (Khalkís).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkælsɪs/

Proper noun

Chalcis

  1. A city in Euboea, Greece.
  2. An ancient town in Aeolis, in modern Turkey.
  3. An ancient town in Aetolia, in modern Greece.
  4. An ancient town in Elis, in modern Greece.
  5. An ancient town in Epirus, in modern Greece.
  6. An ancient town in modern northern Syria, now known as Qinnasrin.
  7. The former Byzantine name of İnecik, a village in Thrace in modern Turkey.

Synonyms

  • Chalkida (a city in Greece)
  • Chalcidian

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χαλκίς (Khalkís).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chalcis f sg (genitive Chalcidis or Chalcidos); third declension

  1. Chalcis (the chief town of the island of Euboea in modern Greece)
  2. Chalcis (an ancient town in Aeolis, in modern Turkey)
  3. Chalcis (an ancient town in Aetolia, in modern Greece)
  4. Chalcis (an ancient town in Elis, in modern Greece)
  5. Chalcis (an ancient town in Epirus, in modern Greece)
  6. Chalcis (an ancient town in modern northern Syria)

Declension

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Derived terms

  • Chalcidēnsis
  • Chalcidicēnsis
  • Chalcidicum
  • Chalcidicus
  • Chalcis Euboeae
  • Chalcis Euboica

References

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