χάλκινος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χᾰλκ(ός) (khălk(ós), “bronze, copper”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

χᾰ́λκῐνος • (khắlkĭnos) m (feminine χᾰλκῐ́νη, neuter χᾰ́λκῐνον); first/second declension

  1. bronze, made of bronze

Inflection

First and second declension of χᾰ́λκῐνος; χᾰλκῐ́νη; χᾰ́λκῐνον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative χᾰ́λκῐνος
khắlkĭnos 		χᾰλκῐ́νη
khălkĭ́nē 		χᾰ́λκῐνον
khắlkĭnon 		χᾰλκῐ́νω
khălkĭ́nō 		χᾰλκῐ́νᾱ
khălkĭ́nā 		χᾰλκῐ́νω
khălkĭ́nō 		χᾰ́λκῐνοι
khắlkĭnoi 		χᾰ́λκῐναι
khắlkĭnai 		χᾰ́λκῐνᾰ
khắlkĭnă
Genitive χᾰλκῐ́νου
khălkĭ́nou 		χᾰλκῐ́νης
khălkĭ́nēs 		χᾰλκῐ́νου
khălkĭ́nou 		χᾰλκῐ́νοιν
khălkĭ́noin 		χᾰλκῐ́ναιν
khălkĭ́nain 		χᾰλκῐ́νοιν
khălkĭ́noin 		χᾰλκῐ́νων
khălkĭ́nōn 		χᾰλκῐ́νων
khălkĭ́nōn 		χᾰλκῐ́νων
khălkĭ́nōn
Dative χᾰλκῐ́νῳ
khălkĭ́nōi 		χᾰλκῐ́νῃ
khălkĭ́nēi 		χᾰλκῐ́νῳ
khălkĭ́nōi 		χᾰλκῐ́νοιν
khălkĭ́noin 		χᾰλκῐ́ναιν
khălkĭ́nain 		χᾰλκῐ́νοιν
khălkĭ́noin 		χᾰλκῐ́νοις
khălkĭ́nois 		χᾰλκῐ́ναις
khălkĭ́nais 		χᾰλκῐ́νοις
khălkĭ́nois
Accusative χᾰ́λκῐνον
khắlkĭnon 		χᾰλκῐ́νην
khălkĭ́nēn 		χᾰ́λκῐνον
khắlkĭnon 		χᾰλκῐ́νω
khălkĭ́nō 		χᾰλκῐ́νᾱ
khălkĭ́nā 		χᾰλκῐ́νω
khălkĭ́nō 		χᾰλκῐ́νους
khălkĭ́nous 		χᾰλκῐ́νᾱς
khălkĭ́nās 		χᾰ́λκῐνᾰ
khắlkĭnă
Vocative χᾰ́λκῐνε
khắlkĭne 		χᾰλκῐ́νη
khălkĭ́nē 		χᾰ́λκῐνον
khắlkĭnon 		χᾰλκῐ́νω
khălkĭ́nō 		χᾰλκῐ́νᾱ
khălkĭ́nā 		χᾰλκῐ́νω
khălkĭ́nō 		χᾰ́λκῐνοι
khắlkĭnoi 		χᾰ́λκῐναι
khắlkĭnai 		χᾰ́λκῐνᾰ
khắlkĭnă
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
χᾰλκῐ́νως
khălkĭ́nōs 		χᾰλκῐνώτερος
khălkĭnṓteros 		χᾰλκῐνώτᾰτος
khălkĭnṓtătos
Notes:

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Greek: χάλκινος (chálkinos) (learned)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek χάλκινος (khálkinos).[1] By surface analysis, χαλκ(ός) (chalk(ós)) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxal.ci.nos/
  • Hyphenation: χάλ‧κι‧νος

Adjective

χάλκινος • (chálkinos) m (feminine χάλκινη, neuter χάλκινο)

  1. copper (made of copper)
  2. (of medal) bronze (made of bronze)
    χάλκινο μετάλλιο ― chálkino metállio ― bronze medal

Declension

Declension of χάλκινος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative χάλκινος (chálkinos) χάλκινη (chálkini) χάλκινο (chálkino) χάλκινοι (chálkinoi) χάλκινες (chálkines) χάλκινα (chálkina)
genitive χάλκινου (chálkinou) χάλκινης (chálkinis) χάλκινου (chálkinou) χάλκινων (chálkinon) χάλκινων (chálkinon) χάλκινων (chálkinon)
accusative χάλκινο (chálkino) χάλκινη (chálkini) χάλκινο (chálkino) χάλκινους (chálkinous) χάλκινες (chálkines) χάλκινα (chálkina)
vocative χάλκινε (chálkine) χάλκινη (chálkini) χάλκινο (chálkino) χάλκινοι (chálkinoi) χάλκινες (chálkines) χάλκινα (chálkina)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ χάλκινος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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