Χαλκηδών

See also: χαλκηδών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps identical to the Anatolian mineral name Ancient Greek χαλκηδών (khalkēdṓn) (→ Arabic كَرْكَنْد (karkand)), then instead connected to χαλκός (khalkós, “bronze”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Χαλκηδών • (Khalkēdṓn) f (genitive Χαλκηδόνος); third declension

  1. Chalcedon

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Χαλκηδών; τῆς Χαλκηδόνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Χαλκηδών
hē Khalkēdṓn
Genitive τῆς Χαλκηδόνος
tês Khalkēdónos
Dative τῇ Χαλκηδόνῐ
tēî Khalkēdónĭ
Accusative τὴν Χαλκηδόνᾰ
tḕn Khalkēdónă
Vocative Χαλκηδών
Khalkēdṓn
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • Χαλκηδονῐ́ᾱ (Khalkēdonĭ́ā)
  • Χαλκηδονῐᾰκός (Khalkēdonĭăkós)
  • Χαλκηδόνῐος (Khalkēdónĭos)

Descendants

  • Greek: Χαλκηδών (Chalkidón)
  • → Latin: Calchēdōn, Chalcēdōn

References

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