LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

chalybeus

chalybeus (feminine chalybea, neuter chalybeum)
Classical[kʰaˈly.be.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[kaˈliː.be.us]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinadjectivehaving the colour of (tempered) steel

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativechalybeuschalybeachalybeum
genitivechalybeīchalybeaechalybeī
dativechalybeōchalybeaechalybeō
accusativechalybeumchalybeamchalybeum
ablativechalybeōchalybeāchalybeō
vocativechalybeechalybeachalybeum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativechalybeīchalybeaechalybea
genitivechalybeōrumchalybeārumchalybeōrum
dativechalybeīschalybeīschalybeīs
accusativechalybeōschalybeāschalybea
ablativechalybeīschalybeīschalybeīs
vocativechalybeīchalybeaechalybea

Origins

From Chalybēs + -eus.

Quick answers

What does chalybeus mean in Latin?
chalybeus, a adjective, means “having the colour of (tempered) steel”.
How do you pronounce chalybeus?
In classical Latin, [kʰaˈly.be.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈliː.be.us].