proper noun · femininethird declension
Chalcis1
Chalcis f sg (genitive Chalcidos or Chalcidis)
Classical[ˈkʰaɫ.kɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkal̠ʲ.t͡ʃis]
Meaning
- femininesingularChalcis (the chief town of the island of Euboea in modern Greece)
- femininesingularChalcis (an ancient town in Aeolis, in modern Turkey)
- femininesingularChalcis (an ancient town in Aetolia, in modern Greece)
- femininesingularChalcis (an ancient town in Elis, in modern Greece)
- femininesingularChalcis (an ancient town in Epirus, in modern Greece)
- femininesingularChalcis (an ancient town in modern northern Syria)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Chalcis | — |
| genitive | Chalcidos Chalcidis | — |
| dative | Chalcidī | — |
| accusative | Chalcida Chalcidem | — |
| ablative | Chalcide | — |
| vocative | Chalcis Chalci | — |
| locative | Chalcidī Chalcide | — |
Chalcis, ĭdis or ĭdŏs, f., = Χαλκίς.
I. Chief town of the island Eubœa, opposite to Aulis, connected by a bridge with the main land, now Egribo or Negroponte; also called Chalcis Euboica, or Chalcis Eubœœ, Col. 1, 4, 9; Luc. 5, 227; Mel. 2, 7, 9; Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64; 11, 37, 74, § 191; Nep. Timoth. 3, 5; Vell. 1, 4, 1; gen. Gr. Chalcidos, Luc. 5, 227; acc. Gr. Chalcida, id. 2, 710.—
B. Hence, the adjj.,
1. Chalcĭ-dĭcus, a, um, of Chalcis, in Eubœa, Chalcidian:
Euripus, Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 24: creta, Varr. R. R. 1, 57, 1: galli, id. ib. 3, 9, 6: gallinae, Col. 8, 2, 4 and 13: ficus, Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 6; Col. 5, 10, 11; 5, 10, 414: harenae, Val. Fl. 1, 454: versus, of the poet Euphorion, a native of Chalcis, Verg. E. 10, 50; cf. Quint. 10, 1, 56: Nola, founded by the Chalcidians, Sil. 12, 161.—(b). Since Cumæ was a colony of Chalcis, Cumœan:
arx, Cumœ, Verg. A. 6, 17: turres, Stat. S. 2, 2, 94- litora, id. ib. 4, 4, 78: carmen, of the Cumœan Sibyl, id. ib. 5, 3, 182.—b. Subst.: Chalcĭdĭcum, i, n., a chamber at the corner of a basuica, on each side of the tribunal, Aug. Mon. Ancyr. 4, 1; Vitr. 5, 1; Hyg. Fab. 184; Inscr. Orell. 1303; 3287; 3290 sq.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 52 Müll.— Also a spacious chamber in Grecian houses, Aus. Per. Odyss. 1; 23; Arn. 4, p. 149; 3, p. 105.—
2. Chalcĭdensis, e, adj., Chalcidian: Timagoras, of Chalcis, Χαλκιδεύς, Plin. 35, 9, 35, § 58; Liv. 35, 49, 6.—In plur. subst., the inhabitants of Chalcis, Liv. 35, 38, 10 al.—
II. A town in Arabia, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 159.—
III. A town in Syria, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 81.
Origins
- Ancient Greek χᾰλκός(khălkós)
- LatinChalcis
Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek Χᾰλκῐ́ς (Khălkĭ́s)bor. Latin Chalcis Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χᾰλκῐ́ς (Khălkĭ́s).
Descendants
- EnglishChalcis
- FrenchChalcis
- ItalianCalcide
- FrenchChalcidefrom Middle French Chalcide
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyChalcisChalcis (Χαλκίς: Eth. Χαλκιδεύς, Eth. Chalcidensis). 1. (Egripo, Negropont), the chief town of Euboea, separated from the opposite coast of Boeotia by…GeographyChalcisChalcis in Syria. 1. Χαλκίς The chief city of Chalcidice, one of the ten political divisions of N. Syria. (Ptol. 5.15.) It was situated 53 M. P. from …Biography & mythologyChalcisChalcis (Χαλκίς), one of the daughters of Asopus and Metope, from whom the town of Chalcis in Euboea was said to have derived its name. (Eustath. ad H…