chalybs
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χάλυψ (khálups).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰa.lybs/, [ˈkʰälʲʏps̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.libs/, [ˈkäːlibs]
Noun edit
chalybs m (genitive chalybis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | chalybs | chalybēs |
Genitive | chalybis | chalybum |
Dative | chalybī | chalybibus |
Accusative | chalybem | chalybēs |
Ablative | chalybe | chalybibus |
Vocative | chalybs | chalybēs |
Synonyms edit
- (iron, tool made of iron, weapon made of iron): ferrum
Related terms edit
References edit
- “chalybs”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “chalybs”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- chalybs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “chalybs”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers