χαλκήλατος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χᾰλκός (khălkós, “brass”) +‎ ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, “to strike, forge”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰal.kɛ̌ː.la.tos/ → /xalˈci.la.tos/ → /xalˈci.la.tos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰal.kɛ̌ː.la.tos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰalˈke̝.la.tos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /xalˈci.la.tos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /xalˈci.la.tos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /xalˈci.la.tos/

Adjective

χᾰλκήλᾰτος • (khălkḗlătos) m or f (neuter χᾰλκήλᾰτον); second declension

1. forged out of brass, of beaten brass

Inflection

Second declension of χᾰλκήλᾰτος; χᾰλκήλᾰτον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		χᾰλκήλᾰτος khălkḗlătos	χᾰλκήλᾰτον khălkḗlăton		χᾰλκηλᾰ́τω khălkēlắtō	χᾰλκηλᾰ́τω khălkēlắtō		χᾰλκήλᾰτοι khălkḗlătoi	χᾰλκήλᾰτᾰ khălkḗlătă
Genitive		χᾰλκηλᾰ́του khălkēlắtou	χᾰλκηλᾰ́του khălkēlắtou		χᾰλκηλᾰ́τοιν khălkēlắtoin	χᾰλκηλᾰ́τοιν khălkēlắtoin		χᾰλκηλᾰ́των khălkēlắtōn	χᾰλκηλᾰ́των khălkēlắtōn
Dative		χᾰλκηλᾰ́τῳ khălkēlắtōi	χᾰλκηλᾰ́τῳ khălkēlắtōi		χᾰλκηλᾰ́τοιν khălkēlắtoin	χᾰλκηλᾰ́τοιν khălkēlắtoin		χᾰλκηλᾰ́τοις khălkēlắtois	χᾰλκηλᾰ́τοις khălkēlắtois
Accusative		χᾰλκήλᾰτον khălkḗlăton	χᾰλκήλᾰτον khălkḗlăton		χᾰλκηλᾰ́τω khălkēlắtō	χᾰλκηλᾰ́τω khălkēlắtō		χᾰλκηλᾰ́τους khălkēlắtous	χᾰλκήλᾰτᾰ khălkḗlătă
Vocative		χᾰλκήλᾰτε khălkḗlăte	χᾰλκήλᾰτον khălkḗlăton		χᾰλκηλᾰ́τω khălkēlắtō	χᾰλκηλᾰ́τω khălkēlắtō		χᾰλκήλᾰτοι khălkḗlătoi	χᾰλκήλᾰτᾰ khălkḗlătă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		χᾰλκηλᾰ́τως khălkēlắtōs			χᾰλκηλᾰτώτερος khălkēlătṓteros			χᾰλκηλᾰτώτᾰτος khălkēlătṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “χαλκήλατος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• χαλκήλατος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette