Chalcedon
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Chalcēdōn, from Ancient Greek Χαλκηδών (Khalkēdṓn). See Kadıköy.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Chalcedon
- An ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor in modern Turkey, almost directly opposite Byzantium.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
town in Asia Minor
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Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
Chalcedon m (strong, genitive Chalcedons, plural Chalcedone)
Declension edit
Declension of Chalcedon [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Chalcedon | die | Chalcedone |
genitive | eines | des | Chalcedons | der | Chalcedone |
dative | einem | dem | Chalcedon | den | Chalcedonen |
accusative | einen | den | Chalcedon | die | Chalcedone |
Proper noun edit
Chalcedon n (proper noun, strong, genitive Chalcedons)
- Alternative spelling of Chalkedon
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χαλκηδών (Khalkēdṓn).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʰalˈkeː.doːn/, [kʰäɫ̪ˈkeːd̪oːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kalˈt͡ʃe.don/, [käl̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛːd̪on]
Proper noun edit
Chalcēdōn f sg (genitive Chalcēdōnis); third declension
- Chalcedon (an ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor in modern Turkey, almost directly opposite Byzantium.)
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Chalcēdōn |
Genitive | Chalcēdōnis |
Dative | Chalcēdōnī |
Accusative | Chalcēdōnem |
Ablative | Chalcēdōne |
Vocative | Chalcēdōn |
Locative | Chalcēdōnī Chalcēdōne |
References edit
- “Chalcedon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Chalcedon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 243.
- Chalcedon in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung