χαλκήλατος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χᾰλκός (khalkós, “brass”) +‎ ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, “to strike, forge”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰal.kɛ̌ː.la.tos/ → /xalˈci.la.tos/ → /xalˈci.la.tos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰal.kɛ̌ː.la.tos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰalˈke̝.la.tos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /xalˈci.la.tos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /xalˈci.la.tos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /xalˈci.la.tos/

Adjective

χᾰλκήλᾰτος • (khalkḗlatos) m or f (neuter χᾰλκήλᾰτον); second declension

1. forged out of brass, of beaten brass

Inflection

Second declension of χᾰλκήλᾰτος; χᾰλκήλᾰτον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		χᾰλκήλᾰτος khalkḗlatos	χᾰλκήλᾰτον khalkḗlaton		χᾰλκηλᾰ́τω khalkēlátō	χᾰλκηλᾰ́τω khalkēlátō		χᾰλκήλᾰτοι khalkḗlatoi	χᾰλκήλᾰτᾰ khalkḗlata
Genitive		χᾰλκηλᾰ́του khalkēlátou	χᾰλκηλᾰ́του khalkēlátou		χᾰλκηλᾰ́τοιν khalkēlátoin	χᾰλκηλᾰ́τοιν khalkēlátoin		χᾰλκηλᾰ́των khalkēlátōn	χᾰλκηλᾰ́των khalkēlátōn
Dative		χᾰλκηλᾰ́τῳ khalkēlátōi	χᾰλκηλᾰ́τῳ khalkēlátōi		χᾰλκηλᾰ́τοιν khalkēlátoin	χᾰλκηλᾰ́τοιν khalkēlátoin		χᾰλκηλᾰ́τοις khalkēlátois	χᾰλκηλᾰ́τοις khalkēlátois
Accusative		χᾰλκήλᾰτον khalkḗlaton	χᾰλκήλᾰτον khalkḗlaton		χᾰλκηλᾰ́τω khalkēlátō	χᾰλκηλᾰ́τω khalkēlátō		χᾰλκηλᾰ́τους khalkēlátous	χᾰλκήλᾰτᾰ khalkḗlata
Vocative		χᾰλκήλᾰτε khalkḗlate	χᾰλκήλᾰτον khalkḗlaton		χᾰλκηλᾰ́τω khalkēlátō	χᾰλκηλᾰ́τω khalkēlátō		χᾰλκήλᾰτοι khalkḗlatoi	χᾰλκήλᾰτᾰ khalkḗlata
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		χᾰλκηλᾰ́τως khalkēlátōs			χᾰλκηλᾰτώτερος khalkēlatṓteros			χᾰλκηλᾰτώτᾰτος khalkēlatṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “χαλκήλατος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• χαλκήλατος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette