LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

chalybs

chalybs m (genitive chalybis)
Classical[ˈkʰa.lyps]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.libs]

Meaning

  1. masculineiron, steel
    Fluit aes rīvīs aurīque metallum, vulnificusque chalybs vastā fornāce liquēscit.Bronze and golden ore flowed in streams, and steel, that deals wounds, melted in a vast furnace.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 8.445
  2. masculineweapons or implements made from iron or steel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechalybschalybēs
genitivechalybischalybum
dativechalybīchalybibus
accusativechalybemchalybēs
ablativechalybechalybibus
vocativechalybschalybēs

chălybs, ўbis, m., = χάλυψ,
I. steel (cf. Plin. 34, 14, 41, § 142 sq.): vulnificus (because weapons were made of it), Verg. A. 8, 446; on account of its hardness: ferro durior et chalybe, Prop. 1, 16, 30; cf. Sen. Herc. Oet. 152; Sil. 1, 171; 2, 403.—
II. Meton., the things made of it.
A. A sword: strictus, Sen. Thyest. 364.—
B. A horse's bit, Luc. 6, 398.—
C. The point of an arrow, Luc. 7, 518; Val. Fl. 6, 342; Sil. 2, 107 al.—
D. An iron rail, Luc. 6, 547.
Chălybs, ўbis, m.,
I. a river in Lusitania, Just. 44, 3, 9.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χάλυψ (khálups).

Quick answers

What does chalybs mean in Latin?
chalybs, a noun, means “iron, steel; weapons or implements made from iron or steel”.
What is the genitive of chalybs?
The genitive singular is chalybis. chalybs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce chalybs?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʰa.lyps]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.libs].