κάλχη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

χᾰ́λκη (khắlkē)

Etymology

A loan of unknown origin. Beekes does not dismiss a Pre-Greek origin. It cannot be decided whether the name of the mythological seer Κάλχας (Kálkhas) belongs here as well.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kál.kʰɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.kʰe̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.çi/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.çi/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.çi/

Noun

κᾰ́λχη • (kắlkhē) f (genitive κᾰ́λχης); first declension

purple-fish (Hexaplex trunculus)
Synonym: πορφῠ́ρᾱ (porphŭ́rā)
purple dye obtained from it
(architecture) rosette on the capitals of columns
crown daisy (Glebionis coronaria)
Synonyms: βούφθᾰλμον (boúphthălmon), χᾰλκᾰ́νθεμον (khălkắnthemon), χᾰ́λκᾰνθον (khắlkănthon), χᾰλκᾰ́ς (khălkắs), χᾰλκῖτῐς (khălkîtĭs), χρῡσᾰ́νθεμον (khrūsắnthemon)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ κᾰ́λχη; τῆς κᾰ́λχης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ κᾰ́λχη hē kắlkhē	τὼ κᾰ́λχᾱ tṑ kắlkhā	αἱ κᾰ́λχαι hai kắlkhai
Genitive	τῆς κᾰ́λχης tês kắlkhēs	τοῖν κᾰ́λχαιν toîn kắlkhain	τῶν κᾰλχῶν tôn kălkhôn
Dative	τῇ κᾰ́λχῃ têi kắlkhēi	τοῖν κᾰ́λχαιν toîn kắlkhain	ταῖς κᾰ́λχαις taîs kắlkhais
Accusative	τὴν κᾰ́λχην tḕn kắlkhēn	τὼ κᾰ́λχᾱ tṑ kắlkhā	τᾱ̀ς κᾰ́λχᾱς tā̀s kắlkhās
Vocative	κᾰ́λχη kắlkhē	κᾰ́λχᾱ kắlkhā	κᾰ́λχαι kắlkhai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

κᾰλχαίνω (kălkhaínō)
κᾰ́λχῐον (kắlkhĭon)
κῠνοχᾰ́λκη (kŭnokhắlkē)
χᾰλκᾰ́νθεμον (khălkắnthemon)
χᾰλκᾰ́νθον (khălkắnthon)
χᾰλκᾰ́ς (khălkắs)
χᾰλκῖτῐς (khălkîtĭs)