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χαλκός

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown. Has been compared to Proto-Slavic *želězo (iron), Latin ferrum, and Hittite [script needed] (ḫapalki-). Perhaps related to κάλχη (kálkhē, purple). Ultimately, Proto-Indo-European origin seems unlikely and the word is probably a borrowing from an eastern substrate.[1]

Cognate to Mycenaean Greek 𐀏𐀏𐀩𐀀 (ka-ka-re-a), 𐀏𐀒 (ka-ko, copper).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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χᾰλκός (khălkósm (genitive χᾰλκοῦ); second declension

  1. copper, or copper alloyed with tin, bronze
  2. (poetic) anything made of metal
  3. copper, cauldron, urn
  4. copper money
  5. the phrase χαλκοῦ ἄνθος (khalkoû ánthos): particle thrown off by copper while cooling

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “χαλκός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1611-2

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly, from Ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkós) & semantic loan from English bronze.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xalˈkos/
  • Hyphenation: χαλ‧κός

Noun

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χαλκός (chalkósm (plural χαλκοί)

  1. (chemistry, metallurgy) copper

Declension

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Declension of χαλκός
singular plural
nominative χαλκός (chalkós) χαλκοί (chalkoí)
genitive χαλκού (chalkoú) χαλκών (chalkón)
accusative χαλκό (chalkó) χαλκούς (chalkoús)
vocative χαλκέ (chalké) χαλκοί (chalkoí)

Usually in the singular.

Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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  • χαλκο- (chalko-, copper, copper coloured, prefix)

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Not related to χαλκάς m (chalkás)

References

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  1. ^ χαλκός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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