χαλκήρης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χαλκός (khalkós, “bronze”) +‎ ἀραρίσκω (ararískō, “to fit”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰal.kɛ̌ː.rɛːs/ → /xalˈci.ris/ → /xalˈci.ris/

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

Adjective

χαλκήρης • (khalkḗrēs) m or f (neuter χαλκῆρες); third declension

1. fitted with bronze

Declension

Third declension of χᾰλκήρης; χᾰλκῆρες (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		χᾰλκήρης khalkḗrēs	χᾰλκῆρες khalkêres		χᾰλκήρει khalkḗrei	χᾰλκήρει khalkḗrei		χᾰλκήρεις khalkḗreis	χᾰλκήρη khalkḗrē
Genitive		χᾰλκήρους khalkḗrous	χᾰλκήρους khalkḗrous		χᾰλκήροιν khalkḗroin	χᾰλκήροιν khalkḗroin		χᾰλκήρων khalkḗrōn	χᾰλκήρων khalkḗrōn
Dative		χᾰλκήρει khalkḗrei	χᾰλκήρει khalkḗrei		χᾰλκήροιν khalkḗroin	χᾰλκήροιν khalkḗroin		χᾰλκήρεσῐ / χᾰλκήρεσῐν khalkḗresi(n)	χᾰλκήρεσῐ / χᾰλκήρεσῐν khalkḗresi(n)
Accusative		χᾰλκήρη khalkḗrē	χᾰλκῆρες khalkêres		χᾰλκήρει khalkḗrei	χᾰλκήρει khalkḗrei		χᾰλκήρεις khalkḗreis	χᾰλκήρη khalkḗrē
Vocative		χᾰλκῆρες khalkêres	χᾰλκῆρες khalkêres		χᾰλκήρει khalkḗrei	χᾰλκήρει khalkḗrei		χᾰλκήρεις khalkḗreis	χᾰλκήρη khalkḗrē
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		χᾰλκήρως khalkḗrōs			χᾰλκηρέστερος khalkērésteros			χᾰλκηρέστᾰτος khalkēréstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of χᾰλκήρης; χᾰλκῆρες (uncontracted, Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		χᾰλκήρης khalkḗrēs	χᾰλκῆρες khalkêres		χᾰλκήρει / χᾰλκήρεε khalkḗrei / khalkḗree	χᾰλκήρει / χᾰλκήρεε khalkḗrei / khalkḗree		χᾰλκήρεις / χᾰλκήρεες khalkḗreis / khalkḗrees	χᾰλκήρεᾰ khalkḗrea
Genitive		χᾰλκήρεος / χᾰλκήρευς khalkḗreos / khalkḗreus	χᾰλκήρεος / χᾰλκήρευς khalkḗreos / khalkḗreus		χᾰλκήροιν khalkḗroin	χᾰλκήροιν khalkḗroin		χᾰλκηρέων khalkēréōn	χᾰλκηρέων khalkēréōn
Dative		χᾰλκήρει / χᾰλκήρεῐ̈ khalkḗrei / khalkḗreï	χᾰλκήρει / χᾰλκήρεῐ̈ khalkḗrei / khalkḗreï		χᾰλκήροιν khalkḗroin	χᾰλκήροιν khalkḗroin		χᾰλκήρεσῐ / χᾰλκήρεσῐν khalkḗresi(n)	χᾰλκήρεσῐ / χᾰλκήρεσῐν khalkḗresi(n)
Accusative		χᾰλκήρεᾰ khalkḗrea	χᾰλκῆρες khalkêres		χᾰλκήρει / χᾰλκήρεε khalkḗrei / khalkḗree	χᾰλκήρει / χᾰλκήρεε khalkḗrei / khalkḗree		χᾰλκήρεᾰς khalkḗreas	χᾰλκήρεᾰ khalkḗrea
Vocative		χᾰλκῆρες khalkêres	χᾰλκῆρες khalkêres		χᾰλκήρει / χᾰλκήρεε khalkḗrei / khalkḗree	χᾰλκήρει / χᾰλκήρεε khalkḗrei / khalkḗree		χᾰλκήρεις / χᾰλκήρεες khalkḗreis / khalkḗrees	χᾰλκήρεᾰ khalkḗrea
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		χᾰλκηρέως khalkēréōs			χᾰλκηρέστερος khalkērésteros			χᾰλκηρέστᾰτος khalkēréstatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “χαλκήρης”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• χαλκήρης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• χαλκήρης in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “χαλκήρης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • brazen idem, page 94.
  • bronze idem, page 100.
  • copper idem, page 173.