Chalaeum

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Latin

Alternative forms

Chalaeon

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χάλαιον (Khálaion).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʰaˈlae̯.um/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kaˈle.um/,

Proper noun

Chalaeum n sg (genitive Chalaeī); second declension

a town of Locris situated upon the coast

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Chalaeum
genitive	Chalaeī
dative	Chalaeō
accusative	Chalaeum
ablative	Chalaeō
vocative	Chalaeum
locative	Chalaeī

References

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

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