proper noun · femininethird declension
Chalcēdōn
Chalcēdōn f sg (genitive Chalcēdōnis)
Classical[kʰaɫˈkeː.doːn]Ecclesiastical[kal̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛː.don]
Meaning
- Chalcedon (an ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor in modern Turkey, almost directly opposite Byzantium.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Chalcēdōn | — |
| genitive | Chalcēdōnis Calchēdōnis | — |
| dative | Chalcēdōnī Calchēdōnī | — |
| accusative | Chalcēdōnem Calchēdōnem | — |
| ablative | Chalcēdōne Calchēdōne | — |
| vocative | Chalcēdōn | — |
| locative | Chalcēdōnī Chalcēdōne, Calchēdōne, Calchēdōnī | — |
Chalcēdon (in MSS. also Calchē-don), ŏnis, f., = Χαλκηδών,
I. a town in Bithynia, on the Thracian Bosporus, opposite Byzantium, Mel. 1, 19, 5; Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149 sq.; 37, 5, 18, § 73; Liv. 42, 56, 6; acc. Gr. Chalcedona, Luc. 9, 959 al.; cf. Mann. Asia Min. 3, p. 581 sq.—Hence,
II. Chalcēdŏnĭus, a, um, adj., of Chalcedon, Chalcedonian:
Thrasymachus, Cic. de Or. 3, 32, 128: smaragdi, Plin. 37, 5, 18, § 72: harenae, Claud. in Rufin. 2, 55.—Subst.: Chalcēdŏnii, ōrum, m., the Chalcedonians, Tac. A. 12, 63.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χαλκηδών (Khalkēdṓn).