Chalonitis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χαλωνῖτις (Khalōnîtis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʰa.loːˈniː.tis/, [kʰäɫ̪oːˈniːt̪ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka.loˈni.tis/, [käloˈniːt̪is]

Proper noun

Chalōnītis f sg (genitive Chalōnītidis); third declension

1. An ancient district of Assyria, in modern Iran, mentioned by Pliny; modern Hulwan

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Chalōnītis
genitive	Chalōnītidis
dative	Chalōnītidī
accusative	Chalōnītidem
ablative	Chalōnītide
vocative	Chalōnītis

References

• Chalonitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Chalonitis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly