χαλάζιον

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, hail) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χᾰλάζῐον (khalázionn (genitive χαλαζίου); second declension (Koine)

  1. a small granule of hail

Inflection

Descendants

  • > Byzantine Greek: χαλάζιν (khalázin) (inherited)
  • Late Latin: chalazion

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