Chalybes
See also: chalybes
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Χάλυβες (Khálubes, “the Chalybes”), from Χάλυψ (Khálups, “individual among the Chalybes; tempered iron, steel”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰa.ly.beːs/, [ˈkʰälʲʏbeːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.li.bes/, [ˈkäːlibes]
Proper noun edit
Chalybēs m pl (genitive Chalybum); third declension
- A people in Pontus, living on the Black Sea's southern shore, noted for their mines and their preparation of steel.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Chalybēs |
Genitive | Chalybum |
Dative | Chalybibus |
Accusative | Chalybēs |
Ablative | Chalybibus |
Vocative | Chalybēs |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “Chalybes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Chalybes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.