Χάλκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χᾰλκός (khalkós, “bronze”) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰál.kɛː/ → /ˈxal.ci/ → /ˈxal.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰál.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰal.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈxal.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈxal.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈxal.ci/

Proper noun

Χᾰ́λκη • (Khálkē) f (genitive Χᾰ́λκης); first declension

1. Chalce; Chalki; Halki

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Χᾰ́λκη; τῆς Χᾰ́λκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Χᾰ́λκη hē Khálkē
Genitive	τῆς Χᾰ́λκης tês Khálkēs
Dative	τῇ Χᾰ́λκῃ têi Khálkēi
Accusative	τὴν Χᾰ́λκην tḕn Khálkēn
Vocative	Χᾰ́λκη Khálkē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Χάλκη (Chálki)
• Latin: Chalcē

Further reading

• Χάλκη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette