chalcophonos

Latin

Alternative forms

• chalcophtongos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χαλκόφωνος (khalkóphōnos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʰal.koˈpʰoː.nos/, [kʰäɫ̪kɔˈpʰoːnɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kal.koˈfo.nos/, [kälkoˈfɔːnos]

Noun

chalcophōnos f (genitive chalcophōnī); second declension

1. A precious stone ringing like brass

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	chalcophōnos	chalcophōnī
genitive	chalcophōnī	chalcophōnōrum
dative	chalcophōnō	chalcophōnīs
accusative	chalcophōnon	chalcophōnōs
ablative	chalcophōnō	chalcophōnīs
vocative	chalcophōne	chalcophōnī

References

• “chalcophonos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• chalcophonos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.