chalcophonos
Latin
Alternative forms
- chalcophtongos
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χαλκόφωνος (khalkóphōnos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʰaɫ.kɔˈpʰoː.nɔs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kal.koˈfɔː.nos]
Noun
chalcophōnos f (genitive chalcophōnī); second declension
- A precious stone ringing like brass
Declension
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chalcophōnos | chalcophōnī chalcophōnoe |
| genitive | chalcophōnī | chalcophōnōrum |
| dative | chalcophōnō | chalcophōnīs |
| accusative | chalcophōnon | chalcophōnōs |
| ablative | chalcophōnō | chalcophōnīs |
| vocative | chalcophōne | chalcophōnī chalcophōnoe |
References
- “chalcophonos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- chalcophonos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.